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May 14 - In the second day of violent demonstrations at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, state law enforcement officers fire into the demonstrators, killing 2 and injuring 12.
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May 17 - Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II, to sail the Atlantic Ocean.
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# May 23 - A fire occurs in the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits in north Wales, contributing to its partial destruction and amounting to approximately £1,000,000 worth of fire damage.
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May 24 - The scientific drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the USSR.
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May 26 - The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
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May 27 - A British expedition climbs the south face of Annapurna I.
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May 31 - The 1970 Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed.
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May 31 - The 1970 FIFA World Cup is inaugurated in Mexico.
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June 1 - Soyuz 9, a two man spacecraft, is launched in the Soviet Union.
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June 2 - Norway announces that it has rich oil deposits off its North Sea coast.
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