Date: January 5, 1970
Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout. Date: April 6, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Richard Nixon Signs Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, April 1, 1970Apollo 13 Returns…
The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco. Date: March 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Royal Air Maroc Caravelle Crash Near Berrechid Kills 61, April 1,…
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…
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 1970Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese Invade Cambodia April 29,…
President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law. Date: April 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970World Intellectual Property Organization Convention Enters Into Force April 26, 1970Dominicana de Aviación…
An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring at least 1,200. Date: March 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Andreas Baader Freed by Ulrike Meinhof, Red Army…