WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1970
Find out what all happened February to July 1970

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

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong. (29. April 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)

Apollo 13 is launched. (11. April 1970)

The Hutt River Province Principality secedes from Australia. (21. April 1970)

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

The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force. (26. April 1970)

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

Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. Military with My Lai war crimes. (10. March 1970)

The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first President. (24. April 1970)

The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2. (26. May 1970)

French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew. (4. March 1970)

The U.S. postal strike of 1970 begins, one of the largest wildcat strikes in U.S. history. (18. March 1970)

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

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

Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date. (21. June 1970)

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

Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. (17. April 1970)