Date: January 5, 1970
California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson from police custody. Date: August 7, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 7 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Pierre Laporte Kidnapped…
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis. Date: October 16, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 16 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese Invade Cambodia April 29, 1970World…
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 â đ Other events on September 19 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events…
Vietnam War: Vietnamization continues as President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas. Date: October 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 12 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Kent State Shootings: Ohio National…
Fiji becomes independent. Date: October 10, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 10 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Democratic Republic of Congo Becomes One-Party State, December 23, 1970World Intellectual Property Organization Convention Enters Into Force April 26, 1970Soviet Submarine K-8…
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed. Date: April 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 8 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Muammar Gaddafi Proclaimed Premier of Libya, January 15, 1970Vietnam War:…