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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