February 1970

Sunday 15:

A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102

Joe Frazier starts a heavyweight world boxing champion winning streak with the knock out of Jimmy Ellis in five rounds.

The Chicago Eight are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic Party national convention.

Swissair Flight 330: A mid-air bomb explosion and subsequent crash kills 38 passengers and nine crew members near Zürich, Switzerland.

National Public Radio is founded.

National Public Radio incorporates as a non-profit corporation.

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