WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO AUGUST 1970
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Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date. (21. June 1970)
Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. (8. July 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)
Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). (17. August 1970)
Organized by Mexican American union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins. (23. August 1970)
Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Ruben Salazar. (29. August 1970)
Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war. (23. July 1970)
Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom. (4. June 1970)
The then new feminist movement, led by Betty Friedan, leads a nation-wide Women's Strike for Equality. (26. August 1970)
The Troubles: the "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (3. July 1970)
A fire consumes the wooden home of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt and irretrievably destroys about 90 percent of his output. (12. July 1970)
California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson from police custody. (7. August 1970)
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is signed. (19. June 1970)
After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. (21. July 1970)
Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game. (15. August 1970)
"The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' last US Number 1 song. (13. June 1970)
Charles Manson Infamous trial for the Sharon Tate murders begin. (15. June 1970)
Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy. (31. July 1970)
President General Yahya Khan abolishes One-Unit of West Pakistan restoring the provinces. (1. July 1970)
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