WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 1970
Find out what all happened January to April 1970

Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. (2. March 1970)

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

The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto. (21. March 1970)

Newhall Incident: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout. (6. April 1970)

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

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

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

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

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

Bahr el-Baqar incident: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. 46 children are killed. (8. 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)

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

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

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

Apollo 13 is launched. (11. April 1970)

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

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