Luna 17 Soviet Uncrewed Space Mission Launches November 10, 1970

The 7.1 Mw  Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this…

Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction. Date: May 14, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Lubbock…

Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre. Date: November 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Salvador Allende Elected President of Chile, September 4, 1970Japan Launches Ohsumi, Becomes…

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 1970Japan Launches Ohsumi, Fourth Nation to Orbit Own…

Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections. Date: November 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War Supreme…

Vietnam War: Protests erupt in response to U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attacking Vietnamese communists in a Cambodian Campaign. Date: May 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Arab Guerrilla Fighting Begins in Jordan…