WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JULY 1970
Find out what all happened March to July 1970

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

Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: the Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the United States' invasion of Cambodia. (4. May 1970)

The Troubles: the "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (3. July 1970)

Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date. (21. June 1970)

After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. (21. July 1970)

The Red Army Faction is established in West Germany. (14. May 1970)

An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three. (6. 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 Lubbock Tornado, a F5 tornado, hits Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 and causing $250 million in damage. (11. May 1970)

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

A fire consumes the wooden home of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt and irretrievably destroys about 90 percent of his output. (12. July 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)

An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon. (13. April 1970)

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

Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom. (4. June 1970)

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

The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force. (26. April 1970)

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

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