Kent State Shooting
Killed by Ohio National Guard gunfire at Kent State University
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1970 in United States of America — Page 3
Explore 240 historical events and records for United States of America in 1970.
Historical records for United States of America in 1970
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May
Kent State Shooting
Killed by Ohio National Guard gunfire at Kent State University
Death in Jail
Dies in a county jail, triggering unrest in Augusta
Lincoln Memorial Visit
Visits the Lincoln Memorial early in the morning and speaks with antiwar protesters
Augusta Riot
Faces riots after the death of Charles Oatman in jail
Jackson State Shooting
Killed by police gunfire during protests at Jackson State College
Jackson State Shooting
Killed by police gunfire near Jackson State College
June
Relational Model Paper
Publishes the relational model for database management
Signed Sealed Delivered
Releases Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours
Self Portrait
Releases the controversial double album Self Portrait.
Campus Unrest Commission
Appointed to chair the President's Commission on Campus Unrest
Voting Rights Act Amendments
Signs the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
Catch-22 Film
Directs the film adaptation of Catch-22
Christopher Street Liberation Day
Helps organize the first Christopher Street Liberation Day march
Christopher Street Liberation Day
Participates in early post-Stonewall gay liberation activism
Christopher Street Liberation Day
Helps organize the first anniversary march after Stonewall
Final Fight
Wins his final fight by technical knockout against Chuck Wepner
Cooper-Church Amendment
Co-sponsors Senate action to restrict funds for US ground troops in Cambodia
Cooper-Church Amendment
Co-sponsors Senate action to restrict funds for US ground troops in Cambodia
July
Joint Chiefs Chair
Becomes chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Retirement
Ends service as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
EPA Reorganization Plan
Sends Congress Reorganization Plan No. 3 creating the Environmental Protection Agency
Absolutely Live
Releases the live album Absolutely Live.
Huston Plan Approval
Approves then rescinds a plan to expand domestic intelligence gathering
August
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Releases Weasels Ripped My Flesh, assembling experimental studio and live performances from the Mothers.
Postal Reorganization Act
Signs the Postal Reorganization Act
Spirit in the Dark
Releases the album Spirit in the Dark
Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios opens in New York
Women's Strike for Equality
Participates in the Women's Strike for Equality movement
Women's Strike for Equality
Helps lead the Women's Strike for Equality
Women's Strike for Equality
Supports the Women's Strike for Equality
Death of Ruben Salazar
Killed by a tear gas projectile during the National Chicano Moratorium
National Chicano Moratorium
Helps organize the National Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War
September
McGovern-Hatfield Amendment
Co-sponsors an amendment calling for US withdrawal from Vietnam
McGovern-Hatfield Amendment
Co-sponsors an amendment calling for US withdrawal from Vietnam
Final Concert
Performs his final concert at the Isle of Fehmarn Festival
Five Easy Pieces
Stars as Bobby Dupea in Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
Directs Five Easy Pieces
Death of Jimi Hendrix
Dies in London after taking sleeping pills and asphyxiating
After the Gold Rush
Releases After the Gold Rush
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