Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 First Commercial Transport Exceeds Mach 2 May 26, 1970

A Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado crashes during takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing five people. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Tonghai Earthquake in Yunnan Kills 10,000-15,000, Injures 26,000, January 5,…

Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators. Date: August 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Japan Launches Ohsumi, Fourth Nation to…

Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province. Date: September 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

A Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado crashes during takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing five people. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe Records Heaviest Rainfall Ever, November 26, 1970Soviet Submarine…

The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history. Date: November 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Explorer 1 Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere After…

Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war. Date: November 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in…