WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO MAY 1970
Find out what all happened March to May 1970

Bobby Orr scores "The Goal" to win the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, for the Boston Bruins' fourth NHL championship in their history. (10. 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)

The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched. (24. April 1970)

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

Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. (10. April 1970)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Apollo 13 is launched. (11. April 1970)

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

President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals. (15. May 1970)

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