1970
The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1970 in History
50 events found for 1970
1970
Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in…
Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in…
1970
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board.
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board.
1970
Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US…
Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US…
1970
An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard.
An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard.
1970
After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
1970
Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive…
Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive…
1970
Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
1970
California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson…
California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson…
1970
LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99…
LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99…
1970
Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.
Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.
1970
Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from…
Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from…
1970
Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike…
Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike…
1970
Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt…
Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt…
1970
The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
1970
Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including…
Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including…
1970
NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later…
NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later…
1970
Aeroflot Flight 3630, a Tupolev Tu-124 en route from southern Russia to Lithuania, crashes after the pilots lost…
Aeroflot Flight 3630, a Tupolev Tu-124 en route from southern Russia to Lithuania, crashes after the pilots lost…
1970
Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
1970
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st…
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st…