Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely
Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely
18 events found for 1970
Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely
Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano P
China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster
The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force
Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaig
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt
ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23
Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city
The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be
The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250 million in damage
Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of
President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P
The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2
Tonga gains independence from the British Empire