Events from the year 1970 in the United States .
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March
March 6 – A bomb constructed by members of the Weathermen and meant to be planted at a military dance in New Jersey explodes, killing three members of the organization.
March 17
March 18 – United States Postal Service workers in New York City go on strike ; the strike spreads to the state of California and the cities of Akron, Ohio , Philadelphia , Chicago , Boston , and Denver ; 210,000 out of 750,000 U.S. postal employees walk out. President Nixon assigns military units to New York City post offices. The strike lasts two weeks.
March 21 – The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto .
March 31 – NASA 's Explorer 1 satellite and Explorer program spacecraft, reenters Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit. April
April 13: An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 April 1
April 6 – In the worst day of California law enforcement, 4 California Highway Patrolmen are killed in what is known as the "Newhall Incident ". This led to new procedures & training for law enforcement, nationwide.
April 7 – The 42nd Academy Awards ceremony is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles , the second in a row with no official host. John Schlesinger 's Midnight Cowboy Best Picture and Best Director , while George Roy Hill 's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Charles Jarrott 's Anne of the Thousand Days Nielsen ratings .
April 11 – Apollo program : Apollo 13 (Jim Lovell , Fred Haise , Jack Swigert ) is launched toward the Moon .
April 13 – An oxygen tank in the Apollo 13 spacecraft explodes, forcing the crew to abort the mission and return in 4 days.
April 17 – Apollo program : Apollo 13 splashes down safely in the Pacific.
April 22 – The first Earth Day is celebrated in the U.S.[2]
April 29 – The U.S. invades Cambodia to hunt out the Viet Cong ; widespread, large anti-war protests occur in the United States. May
May 1
May 4 – Kent State shootings : Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed and nine wounded by Ohio State National Guardsmen, at a protest against the incursion into Cambodia .
May 6 – Robert Rex Vice self-immolates in protest of the Vietnam War and the Kent state killings.
May 8
May 9 – In Washington, D.C. , 100,000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam War. Richard Nixon makes an impromptu visit to the Lincoln Memorial to meet with protestors.May 10 – The Boston Bruins win their first Stanley Cup since 1941 when Bobby Orr scores a goal 40 seconds into overtime for a 4–3 victory which completes a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues .
May 11
May 12 – The 1976 Winter Olympics are awarded to Denver , Colorado , but it is later rejected.May 14 – In the second day of violent demonstrations at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi , state law enforcement officers fire into the demonstrators, killing two and injuring twelve .
May 26 – Pufnstuf H.R. Pufnstuf September
Ford Pinto Runabout September 5 – Vietnam War – Operation Jefferson Glenn : The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien Province (the operation ends in October 1971).
September 6 – Terrorists from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack four passenger aircraft from Pan Am , TWA and Swissair on flights to New York from Brussels , Frankfurt and Zürich .
September 7 – An anti-war rally is held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania , attended by Jane Fonda , Donald Sutherland and future Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry .
September 9 – Elvis Presley begins his first concert tour since 1958, in Phoenix, Arizona , at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
September 10 – The Chevrolet Vega is introduced.
September 11 – The Ford Pinto is introduced.
September 13
September 18 – Jimi Hendrix dies at age 27 in London, due to alcohol-related complications.
September 21 – Monday Night Football debuts on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network. The Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets by a score of 31–21.
September 23 – The first women's only tennis tournament begins in Houston, known as the Houston Women's Invitation .September 24 – American television series The Odd Couple ABC .September 26 – The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County , burning 175,425 acres (710 km2 ).
September 27 – Richard Nixon begins a tour of Europe, visiting Italy , Yugoslavia , Spain , the United Kingdom and Ireland .
September 29 – The U.S. Congress gives President Richard Nixon authority to sell arms to Israel . October
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October 12 – Vietnam War : U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas .
October 15 – The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the World Series , 9–3, to win the series 4 games to 1 for their 2nd World Championship.
October 21 – A U.S. Air Force plane makes an emergency landing near Leninakan , Soviet Union . The Soviets release the American officers, including 2 generals, November 10.
October 25 – The wreck of the Confederate submarine Hunley Charleston , South Carolina , by pioneer underwater archaeologist , Dr. E. Lee Spence ,[5] Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a ship in warfare.
October 26
November
November – The 1969–1970 recession ends.
November 3 – Democrats sweep the U.S. Congressional mid-term elections; Ronald Reagan is re-elected as Governor of California; Jimmy Carter is elected as Governor of Georgia.
November 4
November 5 – Vietnam War: The United States Military Assistance Command in Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24 soldiers die that week, which is the fifth consecutive week the death toll is below 50; 431 are reported wounded that week, however).
November 8 – Tom Dempsey , who was born with a deformed right foot, sets a National Football League record by kicking a 63-yard field goal to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 19–17 victory over the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium .
November 9 – Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 not to hear a case by the state of Massachusetts , about the constitutionality of a state law granting Massachusetts residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.
November 10 – Vietnam War – Vietnamization : For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of United States combat fatalities in Southeast Asia .
November 14 – Southern Airlines Flight 932 crashes in Wayne County, West Virginia ; all 75 on board, including 37 players and 5 coaches from the Marshall University football team, are killed.
November 17 – Vietnam War : Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre .
November 18 – U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for US$155,000,000 in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government (US$85,000,000 is for military assistance to prevent the overthrow of the government of Premier Lon Nol by the Khmer Rouge and North Vietnam ).
November 21 – Vietnam War – Operation Ivory Coast : A joint Air Force and Army team raids the Son Tay prison camp in an attempt to free American POWs thought to be held there (no Americans are killed, but the prisoners have already moved to another camp; all U.S. POWs are moved to a handful of central prison complexes as a result of this raid).
November 23
December
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, New York, 1970
February
Gabrielle Anwar Hunter Biden Josh Green February 1
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February 7 – Michael Grimm , politician, U.S. Marine, and convicted felon
February 8 – Alonzo Mourning , basketball player
February 10
February 11
February 12 – Armando Gallop , record producer (d. 1996)
February 15 – Shepard Fairey , temporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of OBEY
February 16
February 17
February 18 – Susan Egan , actress, voice actress, singer, and dancer
February 19 – Bellamy Young , actress, singer and producer
February 23 – Niecy Nash , actress
February 24 – Sonya Anderson , politician
February 25 – Allan Fung , politician, Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island (2009–2021)
February 27 – Rob Adams , actor, acting coach, football player, and football coach
February 28 – Daniel Handler , author March
Julie Bowen Rachel Weisz Michael Rapaport Vince Vaughn March 1 – Warren Davidson , politician[7]
March 3 – Julie Bowen , actress
March 5
March 6 – Brian Alvey , entrepreneur, programmer, designer, and blogger
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March 8
March 9 – Shannon Leto , drummer for 30 Seconds to Mars
March 10 – Antonio Edwards , football player
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March 18 – Queen Latifah , actress and rapper
March 19 – Steve Light , children's book author and illustrator
March 20
March 21 – Cenk Uygur , Turkish-born political commentator, activist, and attorney
March 23 – Kate Jennings Grant , actress
March 24
March 26 – Justin Meldal-Johnsen , songwriter
March 27 – Elizabeth Mitchell , actress
March 28 – Vince Vaughn , actor, writer, and producer
March 29 – Richard Irvin , lawyer, politician, and the mayor of Aurora, Illinois
March 30
March 31 – Samantha Brown , television host April
Shemar Moore Jason Lee Uma Thurman April 1 – Mark Wheeler , football player
April 4
April 7 – Matt Anoaʻi , wrestler (d. 2017)
April 8 – JR Bourne , actor
April 9 – Chris Apple , soccer player and coach
April 10
April 12 – Retta , actress and comedian
April 13
April 14 – Steve Avery , baseball player
April 15 – Flex Alexander , actor
April 17 – Redman , American rapper and actor
April 20 – Shemar Moore , actor
April 21
April 22 – Paulie Ayala , boxer
April 24 – Brian Gamble , martial artist and wrestler
April 25 – Jason Lee , actor, comedian, and skateboarder
April 26
April 29
April 30 – Ralph Alvarado , physician and politician May
Bobby Cannavale Ghostface Killah Tina Fey Jamie Kennedy Octavia Spencer John Hamburg May 1 – Dave Willis , voice actor, writer, animator, producer, and musician
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May 10 – Craig Mack , rapper (d. 2018 )[8]
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May 14 – Daniel Lewin , American-born Israeli mathematician and entrepreneur (d. 2001 )
May 15
May 17
May 18 – Tina Fey , comedian and actress
May 20 – Crissy Ahmann-Leighton , Olympic swimmer
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May 29 – Pete Gas , wrestler June
Gabby Giffords Alex Kendrick Phil Mickelson Will Forte Chris O'Donnell Mike Vallely June 1 – Alexi Lalas , soccer player
June 2 – B-Real , rapper
June 3
June 5 – Deborah Yates , dancer and actress
June 6
June 7 – Mike Modano , hockey player
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June 11
June 12 – Rick Hoffman , actor
June 13 – Rivers Cuomo , singer and frontman for Weezer
June 14 – Ray Luzier , musician
June 15
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June 19
June 20 – Marc Andreyko , comic book writer and screenwriter
June 21 – Pete Rock , rapper and DJ
June 22
June 23 – Zen Gesner , actor
June 24 – Glenn Medeiros , singer/songwriter
June 26
June 27 – Ahmed Ahmed , Egyptian-born actor and comedian
June 28
June 29 – Mike Vallely , skateboarder, actor, and musician
June 30
July
Joni Ernst Beck Howard Jones Cress Williams July 1
July 2
Derrick Adkins , Olympic hurdlerScott Aukerman , writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast hostSpice 1 , rapperAmy Weber , actress, model, producer, singer, real estate broker, and wrestling valet
July 3 – Audra McDonald , actress and singer
July 5
July 7 – Robia LaMorte , actress and dancer
July 8
July 9 – Trent Green , football quarterback
July 10
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July 15
July 18
July 19 – Lenny Curry , politician, Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida (2015–present)
July 20
July 22 – Melvin Aldridge , football player
July 23 – Charisma Carpenter , actress
July 24 – Stephanie Adams , model, author, and murderer (d. 2018)
July 26 – Cress Williams , actor
July 29 – Kit Hoover , television host, sportscaster, and broadcast journalist
July 30 – Rob Ambrose , football player and coach August
Kevin Smith Hakeem Jeffries Thomas Lennon Anthony Anderson Melissa McCarthy August 1 – Quentin Coryatt , football player
August 2
August 3 – Alejandro Alcondez , Mexican-born actor and filmmaker
August 4
Pete Abrams , webcomic artistJohn August , screenwriter, director, producer, and novelistClaudine Gay , political scientist, university professor, and 30th President of Harvard University Hakeem Jeffries , politicianRon Lester , actor (d. 2016 )
August 6
August 7 – Kim Hill , singer
August 8 – Trev Alberts , sports administrator and football player
August 9
August 10
August 11 – Paul Durousseau , convicted serial killer
August 13 – Will Clarke , novelist
August 14 – Kevin Cadogan , musician, singer/songwriter, record producer, and guitarist
August 15
August 16 – Bonnie Bernstein , sportscaster
August 17
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August 20 – Fred Durst , rapper
August 21 – Chad Erickson , ice hockey player
August 22 – Giada De Laurentiis , Italian-born chef
August 23
August 25 – Jo Dee Messina , singer
August 26 – Melissa McCarthy , actress, comedian, writer, producer and fashion designer
August 27
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September
Padma Lakshmi Taraji P. Henson Josh Hopkins Ketanji Brown Jackson Aisha Tyler Marc Guggenheim Tony Hale September 1
September 3
September 4 – Ione Skye , British-born actress
September 5 – Michael Akers , director, producer, screenwriter, and editor
September 6 – Ant , hip hop producer
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September 12 – Josh Hopkins , actor
September 13 – Lee Abramson , composer and musician (d. 2016)
September 14
September 15 – Eric Garner , martyr to the New York City Police Department
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September 18 – Aisha Tyler , actress, author, producer, writer, director, and talk show host
September 19
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September 21 – Samantha Power , diplomat
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September 25 – David Benioff , producer and director
September 26 – Frank Guinta , politician
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October
Amy Jo Johnson Matt Damon Kirk Cameron Sebastian Gorka Nia Long October 1
October 2 – Kelly Ripa , actress and TV personality
October 3 – Tyji Armstrong , football player
October 5 – Audie Pitre , singer and bass player (d. 1997 )
October 6 – Amy Jo Johnson , actress
October 7 – Nicole Ari Parker , actress and model
October 8 – Matt Damon , actor
October 9
October 11 – Chidi Ahanotu , football player
October 12
October 13 – Serena Altschul , journalist
October 14 – Jon Seda , actor
October 15
October 18
October 19 – Chris Kattan , comedian and actor
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October 25 – Adam Goldberg , actor, filmmaker, musician, and photographer
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November
Ethan Hawke Tom Anderson Chris Jericho Jack Ingram Mike Epps Megyn Kelly November 1 – Corey Barlow , football player
November 2 – Sharmell , wrestling valet
November 3 – Dawn Marie Psaltis , wrestler
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November 8 – Tom Anderson , internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Myspace
November 9
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November 12 – Tonya Harding , Olympic figure skater
November 15 – Jack Ingram , country music singer
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November 19 – Mark Abboud , soccer player
November 20
November 21 – Jonathan Greenblatt , CEO of the Anti-Defamation League
November 22
November 23 – Oded Fehr , Israeli-born actor
November 24 – Julieta Venegas , American born-Mexican singer, guitarist, and producer
November 26 – John Amaechi , American-born British psychologist, consultant, and basketball player
November 27
November 29 – Larry Joe Campbell , actor and comedian
November 30
December
Sarah Silverman Kevin Sussman Jennifer Connelly DMX Ted Cruz December 1
December 2
December 3 – Stephanie Herseth Sandlin , politician
December 4
December 6
December 8 – Randy Altschuler , businessman and politician
December 9 – Kara DioGuardi , American Idol judge
December 10 – Kevin Sharp , country music singer, and motivational speaker (d. 2014 )
December 11
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December 13 – Bart Johnson , actor
December 14 – Nicholas Angelich , pianist (d. 2022)
December 15 – Greg Abbey , voice actor
December 17 – Sean Patrick Thomas , actor
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December 28 – Elaine Hendrix , actress
December 29
December 30 – Bart Evans , baseball player
December 31
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Ahmed Ahmed Matt Letscher Jeffrey Sebelia luciana achugar , dancer and choreographerDanielle Ackley-McPhail , author and editorDerrick Adams , artist and curatorGreg Adams , writerJ. A. Adande , sportswriter, commentator, and educatorAhmed Ahmed , Egyptian-born actor and comedianRobert Ahrens , producerHaluk Akakçe , Turkish-born artistRomeo Alaeff , artist, photographer, filmmaker, author, and editorNate Albert , music executive, songwriter, producer, and guitaristChaz Allen , politician, mayor of Newton, Iowa (2004–2012)Rachel Allen , architectTodd M. Allen , Canadian-born immunologist and virologistEllen Altfest , painterChristopher Anderson , photographerGreg Anderson , guitarist for Goatsnake and co-founder of Southern Lord Records Keith Anderson , saxophonistPaul Anderson , politicianChris Applebaum , music video directorJason A. Archinaco , attorneyTreena Livingston Arinzeh , University professorOliver Arms , painterDorsey Armstrong , scholarScott Arpajian , technology executive, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Download.com Marina Arsenijevic , Serbian-born pianist and composerSusan Athey , economistJeff Atwood , software developer, author, blogger, and entrepreneurShalom Auslander , novelist, memoirist, and essayistBela Bajaria , English-born businesswoman and media executiveGrant Barrett , lexicographer and radio personalityRegina Barzilay , Moldovan-born Israeli-American computer scientistMatthew Burtner , composerGeoff Edgers , journalist, author, filmmaker, television and podcast hostWanda Ewing , artist (d. 2013)Lisa Fairfax , legal scholar and professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School Garrett Fisher , composerGordon Gallagher , judgeRoman Glick , bassist and guitaristEric Heisserer , filmmaker, writer, producer, and comic book writerPatrick Lachman , heavy metal singer and guitaristMatt Letscher , actor, director, and playwrightJeffrey Sebelia , fashion designerKate Snyder , politician, mayor of Portland, Maine (2019–present)
January 5 – Cyril Fagan , Irish-American astrologer and author (b. 1896 )January 19 – Hal March , comedian, actor, and emcee (b. 1920 )January 20 – George M. Humphrey , lawyer and politician, Secretary to the Treasury (b. 1890 )February 2 – Lawrence Gray , actor (b. 1898 )February 6 – Roscoe Karns , actor (b. 1891 )February 7 – Abe Attell , boxer (b. 1883 )[11] February 11 – Lee W. Stanley , cartoonist (b. 1885 )February 14 – Arthur Edeson , cinematographer (b. 1891 )February 22 – Edward Selzer , film producer (b. 1893 )[12] March 6 – William Hopper , actor (b. 1915 )March 11 – Erle Stanley Gardner , author and lawyer (b. 1889 )March 16 – Tammi Terrell , singer (b. 1945 )March 23
March 30 – Heinrich Brüning , German politician and former Chancellor of Germany (born 1885 )April 6 – Sam Sheppard , neurosurgeon (b. 1923 )April 11 – Cathy O'Donnell , actress (b. 1923 )April 15 – Ripper Collins , American baseball player (b. 1904 )April 18 – Glenn Tryon , actor, screenwriter, and film director (b. 1898 )April 26 – Gypsy Rose Lee , entertainer, stripper, actress, writer and vedette (b. 1911 )April 28 – Ed Begley , actor (b. 1901 )April 30 – Inger Stevens , Swedish-American actress (b. 1934 )May 9 – Louise Freeland Jenkins , astronomer (b. 1888 )May 14 – Billie Burke , Canadian-American actress (b. 1884 )June 16 – Brian Piccolo , American football player (b. 1943 )July 13 – Leslie Groves , military officer (b. 1896 )August 1 – Frances Farmer , actress and TV hostess (b. 1913 )August 20 – Mickey Daniels , actor (b. 1914 )August 30 – Abraham Zapruder , Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer and witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy (b. 1905 )September 3
September 8 – Percy Spencer , inventor of the microwave oven (b. 1896 )September 11 – Chester Morris , actor (b. 1901 )September 15 – Blue Washington , actor and Negro league baseball player (b. 1898 )September 18 – Jimi Hendrix , musician, singer, and songwriter (b. 1942 )September 25 – Erich Maria Remarque , German-born American novelist (b. 1898 )September 29 – Edward Everett Horton , actor (b. 1886 )October 4 – Janis Joplin , singer and songwriter (b. 1943 )October 21 – John T. Scopes , teacher and football coach (b. 1900 )November 26 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr. US Army General. First African-American to rise to the rank of Brigadier General. (b. 1877 )December 7 – Rube Goldberg , cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor (b. 1883 )December 12
December 23 – Charlie Ruggles , actor (b. 1886 )December 24 – Charles M. Cooke Jr. , admiral (b. 1886 )December 30 – Sonny Liston , professional boxer (b. 1930
"Gov. Love signs municipal mall bill; bests deadline", Fort Collins (CO) Coloradoan , April 15, 1970, p.14
"DAVIDSON, Warren" . bioguide.congress.gov . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 
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