>1970Cambodia's Prince Norodom Sihanouk is overthrown and defense minister Lon Nol begins a reign of terror in the newly proclaimed Khmer Republic. American and South Vietnamese forces move into Cambodia.
>Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) activity in Laos is exposed. Senator J. William Fulbright accuses the CIA of ``an undeclared and undisclosed war in Laos.''
>Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin both die this year; the music of the '70s is ushered in with the eponymous Led Zeppelin III, Let It Be (The Beatles) and Déjà vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young).
>At Kent State University in Ohio, a student protest to end the expanding war in Southeast Asia ends in bloodshed when National Guardsmen open fire, killing four and injuring eight.
>126 runners show up for the first New York Marathon and run around Central Park four times.
>In Libya, Colonel Muammar Qaddafi assumes power as premier after more than a year in power, despite attempts to overthrow him.
>Books in print now include Saul Bellow's Mr. Sammler's Planet, James Dickey's Deliverance, and Love Story, by classics professor-turned-writer Erich Segal.
>Five Arab nations meet in Cairo, Egypt, and resolve to continue to fight for Israeli-occupied territory. Many question the nature of U.S.-Middle East relations with respect to Israel.
>Egyptian President Gamal Abdal Nasser, who later dies in September, accepts an American Peace Proposal for the Middle East. Despite a cease-fire, other states embark on intermittent guerilla violence, and deliberate efforts begin at the United Nations to settle the dispute.
>Crossing Australia from one end to the other, the Indian-Pacific Express railway begins running twice a week. It travels over 2,000 miles between Sydney and Perth.
>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is created by Congress to control air and water pollution.
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answered by Anonymous
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February second 1970 was on a Monday.
2006-12-12 21:31:58
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answered by AnnaDaAngel 3
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Monday
2006-12-12 21:30:00
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answered by Indian_P 2
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Monday
2006-12-12 21:28:45
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answered by Nicole 3
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The Iran hostage disaster substitute right into a diplomatic disaster between Iran and the U. S. the place fifty two U.S. diplomats have been held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a team of Islamist scholars took over the yankee embassy in help of the Iranian revolution The Beirut barracks bombing substitute right into a considerable incident on October 23, 1983, throughout the Lebanese Civil conflict. 2 truck bombs struck separate homes in Beirut that housed united states of america and French protection stress forces. The blasts brought about the withdrawal of the worldwide peacekeeping stress from Lebanon, the place that they have been stationed because of the fact the Israeli 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
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answered by edelmann 4
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not sure excally what you mean, but February 2, 1970 was on a Monday.
2006-12-12 21:47:34
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answered by Lorene 4
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It was a Saturday. If you go to Excel and type in a date, right click and go to "Format Cells", go to the "Number" and select "Custom" from the list. Then type in "ddd mm/dd/yy" and it will put the date in "Sat 02/07/70" format. This tells you the day of the week for any date you type in.
2006-12-12 21:37:58
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answered by Zefram 2
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Monday..trust me
2006-12-12 21:29:37
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answered by ahmad q 1
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FEBRUARY 2nd
On this day in history in 1979, died Sid Vicious.
Vicious was a punk rock musician and drug abuser best remembered for his role in the group, Sex Pistols.
John Simon Ritchie was born on May 10th 1957 in London, the son of John and Anne Ritchie. In his childhood he lost a father by desertion and a stepfather by death, and lived at varying locations ranging from Ibiza to Hackney. He was educated at Sandown Court School, Tunbridge Wells, and Hackney Technical College.
In 1975, he became associated with John Lyndon, aka Johnny Rotten, and John Wardle, aka Jah Wobble. It was at this time that Ritchie took on the name of Sid Vicious, the name of Rotten’s pet hamster who was named Sid the Vicious on account of his unfortunate predilection for biting the fingers of those who offered him nourishment.
Vicious began his musical career with The Flowers of Romance, a punk rock band, more famous for its guitarists, Vicious and Keith Levene, than for its music, none of which earned a recording label. On one occasion, Vicious joined Siouxsie and The Banshees, as a drummer, at a gig, which became notorious for its violent outcome. It was claimed that Vicious attacked a girl with a beer glass and assaulted a journalist with a bicycle chain. Although it is true that a guest at the occasion was seriously injured by shattered glass, no evidence was produced and no charges were forthcoming.
In 1977, Vicious achieved a coveted place in the punk band, Sex Pistols, upon the departure of Glen Matlock. It is said that Vicious obtained his place more for his punk looks than he musical ability. In the Sex Pistols’ biography, England’s Dreaming, Jon Savage recounts that at gigs, Vicious’ amplifier was switched off and in recordings, another guitarist played bass parts. In 1977, the band had a number two hit with God Save the Queen, a satire on the political establishment, but their other recordings were unexceptional. Later that year, Vicious became involved with Nancy Spungen, an American groupie and drug addict, know as Nauseating Nancy, on account of her verbal tirades on the press and whoever else was at hand.
Spungen accompanied Vicious and the Sex Pistols on their 1978 American circuit until the tour came to an abrupt end with the break up of the group. Vicious took up a solo career, managed by Spurgen, but his output was limited on account of their continually overdosing on heroin. The relationship ended when Vicious, on waking from a drug induced stupor, found Spurgen dead from a stab wound to the abdomen.
Vicious was arrested and charged with murder but, due to his lack of memory of events and the paucity of evidence, was released on bail of $50,000, pending further enquiries. In 1979, at a party held to celebrate his release, Vicious overdosed on heroin and was discovered dead the next morning.
Vicious’ body was cremated and, according to some reports, his ashes were scattered over Spurgen’s grave. But, according to a Guardian report, the ashes were returned to London and, due to an accident at Heathrow Airport, the cinerary urn was overturned and the remains unceremoniously scattered in the arrivals lounge.
2006-12-13 02:48:52
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answered by Retired 7
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MONDAY
2006-12-12 21:30:17
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answered by Anonymous
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