Explorer 1 Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere After 12 Years in Orbit, March 31, 1970

San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event. Date: March 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Lubbock Tornado Kills 26, Causes $250 Million Damage -…

Vietnam War: Vietnamization continues as President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas. Date: October 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser…

Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy. Date: July 31, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Ancash Earthquake and Yungay Landslide in Peru, May 31,…

ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23. Date: May 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Chicano Residents Occupy Coronado Bridge Site, Creating Chicano Park, April 22, 1970Salvador…

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 1970Dawson’s Field Hijackings: PFLP Blows Up Airliners,…

A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan. Date: September 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Pierre Trudeau Invokes War…