Editing 1970 (section)

===March===
{{Main|March 1970}}
* [[March 1]] – [[Rhodesia]]'s white minority government severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a [[republic]].
* [[March 4]] – All 57 men aboard the [[French submarine Eurydice (S644)|French submarine ''Eurydice'']] are killed when the vessel implodes while making a practice dive in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rawls |first=John |date=July 1970 |title=Sealift |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FpczoesvrcwC |publisher=U.S. Military Sealift Command |page=3}}</ref>
* [[March 5]] – The [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]] goes into effect, after ratification by 56 nations.
* [[March 6]] – [[Süleyman Demirel]] of [[Justice Party (Turkey)|AP]] forms the new government of [[Turkey]] (32nd government).
* [[March 12]] – [[Citroën]] introduces the [[Citroën SM]], the world's fastest front-wheel drive auto at this time, at the annual [[Geneva Auto Salon|Geneva Motor Show]] in [[Switzerland]].
* [[March 15]] – The [[Expo '70]] World's Fair opens in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
* [[March 16]] – The complete [[New English Bible]] is published in the UK.
* [[March 18]] – General [[Lon Nol]] ousts Prince [[Norodom Sihanouk]] of [[Cambodia]] and holds Queen [[Sisowath Kossamak]] under house arrest.
* [[March 19]] – [[Ostpolitik]]: The leaders of [[West Germany]] and [[East Germany]] meet at a summit for the first time since Germany's division into two republics. West German Chancellor [[Willy Brandt]] is greeted by cheering East German crowds as he arrives in [[Erfurt]] for a summit with his counterpart, East German ''Ministerpräsident'' [[Willi Stoph]].
* [[March 20]] – The ''[[Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique]]'' (ACCT) is founded.
* [[March 21]] – "[[All Kinds of Everything]]", sung by [[Dana Rosemary Scallon|Dana]] (music and lyrics by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith), wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1970]] (staged in Amsterdam) for Ireland.
* [[March 31]]
** [[NASA]]'s ''[[Explorer 1]]'', the first American [[satellite]] and [[Explorer program]] spacecraft, reenters [[Earth's atmosphere]] after 12 years in orbit.
** [[Japan Airlines Flight 351]], carrying 131 passengers and 7 crew from Tokyo to [[Fukuoka]], is hijacked by [[Japanese Red Army]] members. All passengers and crew are eventually freed.