January 1970

Thursday 01:

The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC.

Soap opera: All My Children premieres.

Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war.

Sato Eisaku is elected to his third term as Prime Minister of Japan.

Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.

Curt Flood files suit, stating that major league baseball had violated the American anti-trust laws.

Folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel release classic album Bridge Over Troubled Water.

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