Lubbock Tornado Kills 26, Causes $250 Million Damage – May 11, 1970

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…

Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province. Date: September 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 38 millimetres (1.5 in) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. Date: November 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970First Earth Day Celebrated, April 22, 1970Dan-Air Flight…

The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco. 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 1970Andreas Baader Freed by Ulrike Meinhof, Red Army Faction Forms, May…

A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61. Date: April 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn Begins in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, September 5,…

Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war. Date: November 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in…