1st » Protests erupt in Seattle, following the announcement by President of the United States called U.S. President Richard Nixon that U.S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country.
8th » The Hard Hat Riot occurs in the Wall Street area of New York City as Blue-collar worker e.g blue-collar construction workers clash with Opposition to the Vietnam War called demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War.
9th » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.
11th » The Lubbock Tornado, a Fujita scale e.g F5 tornado, hits Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 and causing $250 million in damage.
14th » The Red Army Faction is established in West Germany.
15th » President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army General (United States) called Generals.
15th » Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during Jackson State killings or student protests.
17th » Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat 'Ra II' to sail the Atlantic Ocean.
24th » The scientific drilling known as drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union.
26th » The Soviet Union named Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed speed of sound called Mach 2.
31st » The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1970
1st » Bernard Butler, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Suede (band) known as Suede, The Tears, and McAlmont and Butler)