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1.6 June events
June 2
-
Norway
announces that it has rich oil deposits off its
North Sea
coast.
June 4
-
Tonga
gains independence from the
United Kingdom
.
June 18
-
Edward Heath
is elected Prime Minister of
United Kingdom
.
June 24
- The
United States Senate
repeals the
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
.
June 28
- US ground troops withdraw from
Cambodia
.
1.7 July events
July 4
- Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of
Barcelona
- at least 112 dead.
July 11
- The first tunnel under the
Pyrenees
links the French and Spanish towns of Aranoutes and Biesma
July 21
-
Aswan High Dam
in
Egypt
completed.
July 30
- Damages awarded to
Thalidomide
victims,
1.8 August events
August 17
-
18
- US sinks 418 containers of
nerve gas
into the
Gulf Stream
near the
Bahamas
August 17
-
Venera program
:
Venera 7
is launched. It will later becomes the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from another
planet
.
1.9 September events
September 1
– Assassination attempt against king
Hussein of Jordan
September 3
-
Salvador Allende
wins the presidential election in
Chile
.
September 3
-
6
– Israeli forces fight Palestinian guerillas in southern Lebanon.
September 5
-
Vietnam War
: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins - The
United States 101st Airborne Division
and the
South Vietnam
ese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien Province (operation ends in October 1971).
September 7
- An anti-war rally is held at
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
, attended by
John Kerry
,
Jane Fonda
and
Donald Sutherland
.
September 7
– Fighting between Arabic guerillas and government forces in
Amman
,
Jordan
September 8
-
10
–
Jordan
ian government and Palestinian guerillas make truces that keep breaking.
September 9
–
Guinea
recognizes
East Germany
.
September 10
–
Cambodia
n government forces break the blockage around Kompong Tho after a 3-month siege.
September 11
- The
Ford Pinto
is introduced.
September 13
- First running of the
New York City Marathon
.
September 15
– King
Hussein of Jordan
forms a military government with Mohamed Daoud as the prime minister.
September 20
- End of term for
Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III
as the 4th
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
of
Malaysia
.
September 20
–
Syria
n armored forces cross Jordanian border.
September 20
-
21
–
Luna 16
lands on the Moon and lifts off the day later with samples. Lands on Earth
September 24
.
September 21
– Palestinian armored forces reinforce Palestinian guerillas in Irbidi ,
Jordan
.
September 21
-
Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
,
Sultan
of
Kedah
becomes the 5th
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
of
Malaysia
.
September 23
– Jordanian army drives Syrian tanks back over the Syrian border.
September 25
– Jordanian army releases 15 people who had been Palestinian hostages.
September 26
–
Laguna Fire
starts in
San Diego County
butining 175,425 acres (710 km²).
September 26
–
PFLP
releases 32 hostages, victims of their plane hijackings.
September 26
– King
Hussein of Jordan
forms a new government, with Ahmed Toukan as the prime minister.
September 27
– Jordanian government and Palestinians sign a treaty where both sides withdraw their forces from Jordanian cities.
September 27
–
Richard Nixon
begins a tour in Europe and visits
Italy
,
Yugoslavia
,
Spain
,
United Kingdom
and
Ireland
.
September 28
–
Gamal Abdal Nasser
dies - vice president
Anwar Sadat
is named temporary
president of Egypt
.
September 29
– Last six hostages in the hands of Palestinians are released.
September 29
– US Congress gives president
Richard Nixon
authority to sell arms to Israel.
September 29
- In
Berlin
,
Baader-Meinhof Gang
members rob three banks, loot totaling over DM200.000.
September 30
– Britain releases
Leila Khaled
;
West Germany
and
Switzerland
release six other Palestinian guerillas.
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