WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JUNE 1970
Find out what all happened January to June 1970

Lon Nol ousted Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. (18. March 1970)

"The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' last US Number 1 song. (13. June 1970)

Moammar Gadhafi is proclaimed premier of Libya. (15. January 1970)

The Hard Hat Riot occurs in the Wall Street area of New York City as blue-collar construction workers clash with demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War. (8. May 1970)

The Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 comes into effect. (7. January 1970)

Charles Manson Infamous trial for the Sharon Tate murders begin. (15. June 1970)

After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so. (11. June 1970)

Swissair Flight 330: A mid-air bomb explosion and subsequent crash kills 38 passengers and nine crew members near Zürich, Switzerland. (21. February 1970)

Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia. (28. April 1970)

Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. (12. April 1970)

The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched. (24. April 1970)

The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. (22. January 1970)

President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971. (1. April 1970)

Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit. (31. March 1970)

The first Earth Day is celebrated. (22. April 1970)

The Patent Cooperation Treaty is signed. (19. June 1970)

Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II to sail the Atlantic Ocean. (17. May 1970)

Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. (12. January 1970)

My Lai Massacre: The United States Army charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident. (17. March 1970)

An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon. (13. April 1970)