The 1970s

Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.

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1970 144 1971 117 1972 130 1973 117 1974 117 1975 137 1976 146 1977 138 1978 117 1979 135

1970

Police opened fire during a confrontation with a group of Jackson State College students, killing two students and injur

The Jackson State killings occurred on May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi. On May 14, 1970, city and state police confronted a group of students outside…

Police opened fire during a confrontation with a group of Jackson State College students, killing two students and injur

1970

On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,2

The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme northwest of Russia, and one of the largest peninsulas of Europe. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lie…

On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,2