April 1970

Wednesday 01:

American Motors introduces the Gremlin.

Monday 06:

Four California Highway Patrol officers died in one of the worst cop killings in the CHP's history, this is known as the Newhall Incident

Saturday 11:

Apollo 13 is launched

Monday 13:

The oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew into deadly peril.

Friday 17:

Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.

Wednesday 22:

First Earth Day celebrated.

Friday 24:

The Gambia becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth, with Dawda Jawara as the first President.

Tuesday 28:

Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.

Wednesday 29:

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.