70 days before today
Today is August 17th, 2024 (Saturday), so 70 days before today would be:
June 8th, 2024 (Saturday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 160
• Week number: 23
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
June 8th, 2024 Holidays and National Days
June 8th, in History
1995
U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O’Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
1969
President Richard Nixon meets with President Thieu of South Vietnam to tell him 25,000 U.S. troops will pull out by August.
1968
James Earl Ray, the alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., is captured at the London Airport.
1967
Israeli airplanes attack the USS Liberty, a surveillance ship, in the Mediterranean, killing 34 Navy crewmen.
1966
Gemini astronaut Gene Cernan attempts to become the first man to orbit the Earth untethered to a space capsule, but is unable to when he exhausts himself fitting into his rocket pack.
1965
President Lyndon Johnson authorizes commanders in Vietnam to commit U.S. ground forces to combat.
1953
The Supreme Court forbids segregated lunch counters in Washington, D.C.
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