U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Begins Operations December 2, 1970

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 1970Ancash Earthquake and Yungay Landslide Kill Thousands, May 31, 1970Michael Eavis Hosts First…

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…

The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia. Date: October 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese Invade Cambodia April 29, 1970Michael Eavis Hosts First Glastonbury Festival, September 19,…

Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections. Date: November 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Fiji Independence from…

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 1970Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University Team Crash, November 14, 1970Vietnam War: Lieutenant William…