A LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1970

In The News In 1970
A federal jury finds the "Chicago 7" innocent of conspiring to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
The lunar spacecraft Apollo 13 splashes down in the Pacific after an explosion in the service module cut off all power and caused a near catastrophy.
The first Earth Day is marked by millions of Americans participating in anti-pollution demonstrations.
At Kent State University, National Guardsmen fire into a crowd killing four student antiwar demonstrators and wounding nine.
A powerful earthquake claims the lives of 50,000 people in Peru with 17,000 missing.
18-year-olds are given the right to vote in federal elections.
Tidal wave driven by cyclone from Bay of Bengal hits East Pakistan, killing hundreds of thousands.