WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JULY 1970
Find out what all happened January to July 1970

Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom. (4. June 1970)

Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: the Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the United States' invasion of Cambodia. (4. May 1970)

The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union. (24. May 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)

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

Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests. (15. May 1970)

The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. (18. February 1970)

Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. (10. April 1970)

President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals. (15. May 1970)

The Lubbock Tornado, a F5 tornado, hits Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 and causing $250 million in damage. (11. May 1970)

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

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

Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy. (31. July 1970)

Unix time begins at 00:00:00 UTC/GMT. (1. January 1970)

Protests erupt in Seattle, Washington, following the announcement by U.S. President Richard Nixon that U.S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country. (1. May 1970)

A fire consumes the wooden home of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt and irretrievably destroys about 90 percent of his output. (12. July 1970)

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

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

President General Yahya Khan abolishes One-Unit of West Pakistan restoring the provinces. (1. July 1970)