Date: November 17, 1970
An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard. Date: July 18, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Apollo 13 Returns Safely to Earth April 17,…
Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout. Date: April 6, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Venera 7 Launched, First Venus Surface Data Transmission August 17, 1970China Launches Dong…
During the Cambodian Civil War, massacre of the Vietnamese minority results in 800 bodies flowing down the Mekong river into South Vietnam. Date: April 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Soviet Union Joins…
Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings. Date: September 30, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Soviet Submarine K-8 Sinks in Bay…
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 1970Vietnam War: Lieutenant William…
Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). Date: August 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Biafran…