May 1970

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May 31, 1970: Earthquake in Peru kills more than 65,000 people, buries 16,000 people alive in Yungay (pictured above)
May 24, 1970: Soviet Union begins digging a hole 12 kilometers into the Earth
May 4, 1970: Four college students killed, nine wounded, by Ohio National Guardsmen at Kent State University

The following events occurred in May 1970: