Historical Events In 1970

Jan 01 Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect

Jan 02 Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam

Jan 16 Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause

Jan 23 Australia's first amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (California)

Jan 12 Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage

Jan 04 Beatles last recording session at EMI studios

Jan 04 Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary

Jan 04 New York City NY transit fare rises from 20¢ to 30¢, new larger tokens used

Jan 27 Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"

Jan 14 The farewell concert of Diana Ross and the Supremes takes place at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.

Jan 23 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Jan 07 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock"

Jan 02 US population is 293,200,000; Black population 22,600,000 (11.1%)

Jan 31 Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges

Jan 19 Dutch bishop says he is in favor of married priest

Jan 01 "The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT)

Jan 04 Beatles last recording session at EMI studios

Jan 16 Colonel Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya

Jan 01 Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established

Jan 19 Nixon nominates G Harold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails)

Jan 15 Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria

Jan 05 Joseph Yablonski, presidential candidate for the United Mine Workers, is found murdered at home with his wife and daughter.

Jan 04 Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary

Jan 28 Lubomír Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia

Jan 03 "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 84 performances

Jan 04 New York City NY transit fare rises from 20¢ to 30¢, new larger tokens used

Jan 03 Marxist government takes over in Congo

Jan 05 Joseph Yablonski, presidential candidate for the United Mine Workers, is found murdered at home with his wife and daughter.

Jan 05 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike

Jan 05 Soap Opera "All My Children," premieres on ABC

Jan 07 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock"

Jan 01 Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established

Jan 05 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike

Feb 01 Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die

Feb 07 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

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