Greenpeace saw it’s birth in 1970 in a Vancouver student dorm.
After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon.
Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut album is released; often regarded as the first true heavy metal album.
Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic.
A bomb being constructed by members of the Weathermen and meant to be planted at a military dance in New Jersey, explodes, killing 3 members of the organization.
The 1970 United States Census begins. There are 203,392,031 United States residents on this day.
Israeli Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter bombers kill 47 Egyptian school children at an elementary school in what is known as Bahr el-Baqar massacre. The single-floor school is hit by 5 bombs and 2 air-to-ground missiles.
Demonstrations against the trial of the New Haven Nine, Bobby Seale, and Ericka Huggins draw 12,000. President Richard Nixon orders U.S. forces to cross into neutral Cambodia, threatening to widen the Vietnam War, sparking nationwide riots and leading to the Kent State shootings.
In Washington, D.C., 100,000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam War.
The Who become the first act to perform rock music (their rock opera, Tommy) at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes at Toronto International Airport, Toronto, Ontario; all 109 passengers and crew are killed.
The Women’s Strike for Equality takes place down Fifth Avenue in New York City.
An assassination attempt against King Hussein of Jordan precipitates the Black September crisis.
Jimi Hendrix dies in London of drug related complications.
Palestinian armored forces reinforce Palestinian guerillas in Irbidi, Jordan.
The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnaps James Cross in Montreal and demands release of all its imprisoned members. The next day the Canadian government announces it will not meet the demand, beginning Quebec’s October Crisis.
In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects U.S. President Richard Nixon’s October 7 peace proposal as “a maneuver to deceive world opinion.”
In Liverpool, England, military officials begin tests for a candidate to undergo treat for a special project called Project Britannia.
In Windsor, Ontario, a canary yellow car is often seen driving near crime scenes, often driven by an individual dressed in a yellow trench coat and fedora. The media dubs him Yellow Jacket.
Vancouver City Police and RCMP E Division place an unknown figure only called the Mannekin on the most wanted list.
Photographers in Montreal capture the image of a young man dressed in a red and white uniform with a maple leaf on his chest. It is overheard he calls himself Canadien, and is fighting against corruption brought on by the FLQ.
In Detroit, Michigan, a black neighbourhood finds they have their own protector, as a figure dressed in the colours of Old Glory defends the people of the small district. She is dubbed Free Spirit.
In 1970, heroes live among us. They witness world events along side of us. They make news, inspire, and become subjects of suspicion. In 1970, five origins begins the fifty year history of The Heroic League.
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