Chicano Moratorium Riot Kills Rubén Salazar, East Los Angeles, August 29, 1970
Date: August 29, 1970
Date: August 29, 1970
Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet. Date: December 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Paul McCartney Leaves The Beatles for Personal…
Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date. Date: June 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Royal Air Maroc Caravelle Crash Near Berrechid Kills 61,…
The first Earth Day is celebrated. Date: April 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970The Gambia Becomes a Republic, Dawda Jawara First President, April 24, 1970Weather Underground Greenwich Village Explosion Kills Three -…
LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. Date: August 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On…
The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. Date: January 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1970…
Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. Date: January 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970World Intellectual Property Organization Convention Enters Into Force April 26, 1970Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley Trial for My…