WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1970
Find out what all happened January to February 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)

Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrenders. (15. January 1970)

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

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Tonghai County, China, killing at least 15,000 people. (4. January 1970)

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

Buckminster Fuller receives the Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects. (16. January 1970)

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

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

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