San Diego Comic-Con Inaugural Event Begins March 21, 1970
Date: March 21, 1970
Date: March 21, 1970
Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park. Date: April 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Bahr El-Baqar School Bombing Kills…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Date: October 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 8 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Apollo 13 Launches April 11, 1970Newhall Massacre: Four California Highway Patrol Officers Killed in Shootout, April 6,…
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 β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970First…
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…
Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 19 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Dominicana de AviaciΓ³n Flight 603 crashes into the Caribbean Sea after takeoff from Las AmΓ©ricas International Airport, killing 102, including members of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team and lightweight boxer Carlos Cruz. Date: February 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 15 π Events on this day in…