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Months in 1970: January February March May June July August September October November December

Results 1 - 56 of 56

1st - Bud Selig becomes CEO of Milwaukee Brewers
1st - John & Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations
1st - Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bankrupt
1st - Pres Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on 1/1/71
2nd - Meghalaya becomes autonomous state within India's Assam state
2nd - Qatar gains independence from Britain
2nd - 2 men begin ascent of south face of Annapurna I, highest final stage in a wall climb in world
3rd - Miriam Hargrave of England passes her drivers test on 40th try
4th - Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson
5th - WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
7th - "Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds," premieres in NYC
7th - 42nd Academy Awards - "Midnight Cowboy," John Wayne & Maggie Smith win
7th - Milwaukee Brewers (former Seat Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0
8th - "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances
8th - Senate rejects Nixon's nomination of Carswell to Supreme Court
9th - Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles
11th - Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days
11th - Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
11th - SF beats Cincinnati 2-1, only day Reds aren't in 1st place in 1970
12th - Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio
13th - 34th Golf Masters Championship: Billy Casper wins, shooting a 279
13th - Greek composer Mikis Theordorakis freed
13th - Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon
13th - Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation
14th - "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 119 performances
15th - "Cry for Us All" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 8 performances
15th - Libyan leader Gadaffi launches "Green Revolution"
15th - WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, PR ([M]) begins broadcasting
15th - WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, PR ([P]) begins broadcasting
16th - 70 die in a snow crush (France)
17th - Apollo 13 limps back safely, Beech-built oxygen tank no help
17th - Paul McCartney's 1st solo album "McCartney" is released
19th - "Look to the Lilies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 perfs
19th - 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy & Applause win
19th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational
20th - 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30
20th - Bruno Kreisky becomes 1st socialist chancellor of Austria
20th - Ron Hill's 2:10:30 at Boston, sets new US marathon record
21st - Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records
21st - The Hutt River Province Principality secedes from Australia.
22nd - "Park" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 performances
22nd - 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources
22nd - Flat Earth celebrated
22nd - NY Met Jerry Grote sets record of 20 put outs by a catcher
22nd - NY Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19
22nd - Senators beat Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings
24th - China PR launches its 1st satellite transmitting song "East is Red"
24th - Gambia becomes a republic within Commonwealth
24th - Senegal adopts constitution
25th - "Park" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 performances
25th - Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold"
25th - Melanie releases "Lay Down"
26th - "Company" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 690 performances
29th - 50,000 US & South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia
30th - Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games
30th - US troops invade Cambodia