Date: August 24, 1970
The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2. Date: May 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970World Trade Center North Tower Topped Out as Tallest Building December 23,…
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force. Date: April 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Soviet Antonov An-22 Crashes into Atlantic, Killing 23 – July 18, 1970Explorer 1 Re-enters…
Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Date: March 18, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Trans International Airlines Flight 863 Crashes at JFK, September 8, 1970Ancash Earthquake and Yungay Landslide Kill Thousands,…
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 1970Cambodian Civil War Vietnamese Massacre Sends 800 Bodies Down Mekong River, April 15,…
Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas. Date: October 23, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970King Hussein Declares War on PLO,…
ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23. Date: May 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970French Submarine Eurydice Explodes, 57 Crew Lost, March 4, 1970World Intellectual Property…