Nixon Authorizes U.S. Troops for Cambodian Campaign, April 28, 1970

Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam. Date: May 4, 1970 Read more on…

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 1970Salad Bowl Strike Begins, Largest U.S….

King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September. Date: September 16, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Club Cinq-Sept Fire Kills 146…

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 1970Apollo 13 Launches…

The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be. Date: May 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970China Launches Dong Fang Hong I, Fifth Nation to Orbit Own Booster, April…

U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government. Date: November 18, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 First Commercial Transport Exceeds Mach…