Penn Central Declares Section 77 Bankruptcy, Largest U.S. Corporate Bankruptcy June 21, 1970

Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. Date: April 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Venera 7 Launched, First Venus Surface Data Transmission August 17, 1970Operation Ivory Coast Raid…

The 7.9 Mw  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 → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in…

Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Date: February 11, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Captain Ernest Medina Charged with My Lai War…

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 1970Unix Time Begins at…

French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew. Date: March 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Luna 17 Lands Lunokhod 1 on Moon, First Roving Robot, November…