WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1970
Find out what all happened February to June 1970

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

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

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

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

The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union. (24. May 1970)

The Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed. (31. May 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)

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

The Hard Hat Riot occurs in the Wall Street area of New York City as blue-collar construction workers clash with demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War. (8. May 1970)

The Patent Cooperation Treaty is signed. (19. June 1970)

Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II to sail the Atlantic Ocean. (17. May 1970)

Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House. (9. May 1970)

Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260. (28. March 1970)

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

Apollo 13 is launched. (11. April 1970)

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

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

President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971. (1. April 1970)

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

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations. (5. March 1970)