Lubbock Tornado Kills 26, Causes $250 Million Damage – May 11, 1970
Date: May 11, 1970
Date: May 11, 1970
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis. Date: October 16, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Bhola Cyclone Devastates East Pakistan, Kills 500,000, November 13, 1970Apollo 13…
A Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado crashes during takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing five people. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 5 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October 8, 1970Pierre…
Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout. Date: April 6, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 6 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970The Gambia Becomes a Republic, Dawda Jawara First President, April 24, 1970West Gate…
The 7.9 Mwβ― Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794 and 70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured. Date: May 31, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in…
A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61. Date: April 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Boeing 747 First Commercial Flight for Pan Am – January 22, 1970Dawson’s…
Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched. Date: April 11, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Soviet Union Joins ICAO, Russian Becomes Official Language November 14, 1970PBS Founded in the United States October 5, 1970Newhall…