First Earth Day Celebrated, April 22, 1970

The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250 million in damage. Date: May 11, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Andreas Baader Freed by Ulrike Meinhof, Red Army Faction Forms, May 14, 1970Fiji Independence…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations. Date: December 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970The Beatles Release Final Studio Album Let It Be, May 8, 1970Vietnam Television Established September 7, 1970FLQ…

Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya. Date: January 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Dawson’s Field Hijackings: PFLP Blows Up Airliners, Hostages Held, September 12, 1970Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese Invade…

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Date: September 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Democratic Republic of Congo Becomes One-Party State, December 23, 1970Vietnam Television Established September…

The defined beginning of Unix time, at 00:00:00. Date: January 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Fiji Independence from Britain, October 10, 1970Nixon Appoints First Female U.S. Army Generals, May 15, 1970Patricia Palinkas…

Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…