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Norrmalmstorg robbery: Stockholm police secure the surrenders of hostage-takers Jan-Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson,…
Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat a
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the C
The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA,
Ceylon adopts a new constitution, becoming a republic and changing its name to Sri Lanka
Over 400 women in Derry, Northern Ireland attack the offices of Sinn Féin following the shooting by the Irish Republican
Over 400 women in Derry, Northern Ireland attack the offices of Sinn Féin following the shooting by the Irish Republican
Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom
In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport mas
Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nic
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people
Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committe
Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U
Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels…