Date: September 5, 1970
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board. Date: July 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970California Judge Harold Haley Taken Hostage and Killed in Court,…
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. Date: April 29, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1970…
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 → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1970Black Tot Day Ends Royal Navy Rum Ration,…
Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nixon Announces Native American Self-Determination Policy, July 8, 1970Western Turkey Earthquake Kills 1,086, Injures 1,200 – March 28,…
Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). Date: August 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Black…