NEWS: 1970

It's partly cloudy and 35 degrees F at Baltimore's official weather station as 1970 begins. The wind is from the northwest at 10 mph.

About 37 percent of all American TV households have at least one color TV. About 96 percent of American households have at least one TV.

Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes president of Major League Baseball's National League.

It's the beginning of International Education Year, as declared by the United Nations.

The revised calendar for the Roman Catholic Church goes into effect.

The Netherlands Christian Workers Union (NCW) begins.

The Ulster Defense Regiment (UDR) of the British Army comes into existence.

Gabriel Jarret is born Gabriel Kronsberg in Los Angeles, California. He's an actor best known for his role as the young genius Mitch Taylor in the 1985 comedy film Real Genius in which he co-starred with Val Kilmer.

Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness, snow flurries; High temp. 34 degrees F; Low temp. 24 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground.

Pressmen go on strike against Baltimore's three largest newspapers -- The Sun, The Evening Sun, and The News American. Local 31 of the Web Pressmen's Union is demanding an increase in wages from $178 a week under their old contract, to $220 a week, and a change in working hours. (The strike finally ends on March 13, 1970. None of these newspapers are published from January 2 through March 16, 1970.)

A fire destroys the Harbor House public housing apartment building in Annapolis. Eleven families are displaced.

Baltimore weather: Variably cloudy; High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 20 degrees F; Precipitation: None. A trace of snow on the ground.

Maryland governor Marvin Mandel announces a nearly total ban on the use of DDT and related pesticides in Maryland.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing; a light rain shower mixed with snow in the afternoon (a trace of snow); High temp. 36 degrees F; Low temp. 25 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.02 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground.

Josh Stamberg is born in Washington, D.C. He's an actor. He was a regular cast member in the Lifetime comedy-drama series Drop Dead Diva from 2009 to 2012, and later had recurring roles on Parenthood, The Affair, and WandaVision.

Baltimore weather: Clear; High temp. 31 degrees F; Low temp. 18 degrees F; Precipitation: None. No snow on the ground.

The American Party of George C. Wallace files suit in federal court to allow the party to participate in 1970 elections in Maryland.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, mostly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain from mid-afternoon to mid-evening, changing to light snow at mid-evening (snowfall 1.9 inches); High temp. 40 degrees F; Low temp. 29 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.15 inch (liquid); 3 inches of snow on ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 4 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever in Baltimore on any January 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

The Maryland State Board of Education votes to allow sex education for children aged 10 and up.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then clear; windy until mid-evening (23 mph sustained at 4:00 am); High temp. 17 degrees F; Low temp. 4 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  4 inches of snow on ground.

In response to extremely low temperatures, the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company reduces voltages by 5 percent during the daylight hours to avoid overloading the power system.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 2 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever in Baltimore on any January 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy with snow flurries, then clear; breezy/windy at times (21 mph sustained at 1:00 pm); High temp. 10 degrees F; Low temp. 2 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.  4 inches of snow on ground.

In Super Bowl IV, the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 7. The game is played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. Len Dawson, quarterback of the Chiefs, is named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with snow flurries (0.1 inch of new snow), then clear; High temp. 28 degrees F; Low temp. 8 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.  2 inches of snow on ground.

Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III proclaims January 15 as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear; breezy from mid-morning to late afternoon; High temp. 35 degrees F; Low temp. 19 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  2 inches of snow on ground.

Baltimore's public schools have a school holiday in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday was January 15.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 34 degrees F; Low temp. 18 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  1 inch of snow on ground.

Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro announces that the City of Baltimore intends to retain ownership of Friendship Airport, but will lease it to a joint city-and-state revenue authority.  The authority is expected to issue bonds to cover the first phase of airport expansion to accommodate the newest, large jets.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy, then clear; windy in early morning (21 mph sustained at 1:00 am); High temp. 29 degrees F; Low temp. 18 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Snow emergency plans go into effect in the afternoon in Baltimore and in eight Maryland counties.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; light snow late in the afternoon (0.9 inches of snow); High temp. 24 degrees F; Low temp. 14 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.08 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground.

The Maryland General Assembly opens its 1970 session.

Governor Mandel requests a $1.5 billion Maryland budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. This is $180 million more than the state's budget for the 1969-70 fiscal year.

The largest narcotics raid in Baltimore County history, to date, is conducted. At a Pikesville building, police sieze 30 pounds of marijuana and 160 LSD tablets.

Near Virginia Beach, a Navy ship is torn from its moorings by strong winds, and it  collides with the bridge section of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, tearing down part of the bridge and leaving a 375-foot-long gap in the road.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming clear; windy/breezy all day (29 mph wind at 2:00 am); High temp. 20 F; Low temp. 9 F; Precip.: None. A trace of snow on ground.

The University of Maryland holds its first-ever mid-year commencement. About 1,500 bachelor's degrees are awarded, along with 460 master's degrees and 100 doctoral degrees.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy from late morning until evening (17 mph wind at 11:00 am); High temp. 22 F; Low temp. 5 F; Precip.: None.   A trace of snow on ground.

The Smuck dump in northern Anne Arundel County is finally closed for good, after numerous complaints over the past few years. It had been described by state health officials as the "worst in the state."

The Maryland State Senate adopts a code of ethics for itself.

Maryland State Police make 38 arrests in a series of drug raids of marijuana and LSD in Baltimore, in the Washington suburbs, and on the Eastern Shore.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy with snow flurries, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 28 F; Low temp. 10 F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on ground.

Baltimore County public-school teachers reach agreement with school authorities on a new one-year contract which provides pay raises of 6 to 8 percent and an increase of about $30 million in the county school budget.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with snow flurries, then becoming clear; High temp. 42 F; Low temp. 30 F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on ground.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 46 F; Low temp. 22 F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1970 is 0.94 of an inch, including melted snow and ice, about 1/3 of the normal amount for January (3.08 inches). The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1970 is 36.4 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1970 is 19.2 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 6.1 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during January 1970, just below the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

Nine people are killed in auto accidents in Maryland.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Eleven Black female students at Eastern High School in Baltimore (at the then-all-female school) are arrrested for disorderly conduct. Also, afternoon classes at Annapolis High School are cancelled after about 50 Black students go on a rampage, smashing windows and knocking over furniture.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

At Eastern High School and City College in Baltimore, several hundred Black students boycott classes to protest the previous day's arrest of eleven students at Eastern. Eastern's attendance is only about 40 percent of normal while City's attendance is about 60 percent of normal.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 3.5 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1970.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.5"); High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch (liquid); 3 inches of snow on the ground.

A 7-alarm fire destroys the interior, floor and roof of Saint Andrew Orthodox Church at East Lombard and South Chester Streets in Baltimore. Much of the adjoining fellowship hall is also destroyed. The stone outer walls of both the church and the hall survive the fire and remain standing. The fire begins in the church at about noon, shortly after the end of the Sunday service. About ten people who were in the church hall for coffee hour, smell smoke and then call the fire department from the hall phone. They escape the hall unharmed. (By the end of the week, the Saint Andrew Church Council decides to rebuild the church and hall within the standing stone walls. The rebuilt church hall reopens in October 1971 and the rebuilt church reopens in June 1972.)

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3") and rain; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch (liquid). 3 inches of snow on the ground.

Forest Park High School in Baltimore is closed due to student unrest. Disorders are also reported at some other Baltimore schools.

A federal court rules that the American party, which supported George C. Wallace in his presidential bid in 1968, is entitled to participate in Maryland's 1970 elections.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None. Two inches of snow on the ground.

Student disorders occur in Baltimore, Annapolis, and La Plata, Maryland, continuing a trend. At La Plata Senior High School, 36 Black students are suspended. Sixteen of them are arrested for refusing to leave the school grounds. The unrest is from students who claim that school officials are practicing racial bias.

More than 2,000 students from historically-Black Morgan State College go to Annapolis to support the college's president, Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, as he testifies before the Finance Committee of the Maryland State Senate that his college needs $1.1 million more than the $9.5 million it is allotted in the 1970-71 state budget.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

More than 100 Black students at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly) stage a sit-in in the school cafeteria, and are arrested. Later, other students demonstrate at Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters and at Baltimore City Hall.

Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro meets with about 30 Black leaders including civil rights leaders, faith leaders, and elected officials at Poly along with about 350 Black students and parents, many of them hostile, to discuss their concerns regarding racial bias. Student leaders warn the mayor that students will strike if their demands are not met by Monday, February 23.

Baltimore School Superintendant Dr. Thomas D. Sheldon appears on television to warn that continued student unrest will not be tolerated.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None. A trace of now on the ground.

Eight Black Eastern High School students are indicted by a Baltimore grand jury on charges connected with the February 12 disorderly-conduct incident blamed as the cause of subsequent area school disorders.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro appears on television to partly answer a two-page list of demands made to him on February 20 by a group of Black students. He agrees to the creation of grievance committes in Baltimore's junior and senior high schools. Each grievance committee is proposed to contain seven members: two parents elected by parents, two students elected by students, two faculty members elected by teachers, and a representative of the principal.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

A Baltimore grand jury reconsiders and then dismisses charges of disorderly conduct against eight Eastern High School students who had been arrested on February 12. The same grand jury indicts an 18-year-old Forest Park High School student on charges of malicious destruction of property by ripping a telephone from a wall at the school on February 16.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1970 is 3.34 inches, including melted snow and ice.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1970 is 3.34 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1970 is 44.7 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1970 is 26.1 degrees F, below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 4.0 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during February 1970, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Maryland sells $45.2 million of general construction bonds at the lowest interest rate for such state bonds in the U.S.: 5.23 percent, offered by Chase Manhattan Bank of New York City. The bonds will be used mainly for school construction.

Maryland Governor Mandel announces a $6.5 million rise in the supplemental budget for pay increases for 35,000 Maryland state employees. The increases range from 3 to 6 percent effective September 1, 1970.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel reopens. A runaway wind-driven Navy ship had destroyed a 375-foot section of the bridge on January 21.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 35° F; a trace of snowfall; Precip.: 0.28 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

A total solar eclipse occurs in portions of the southeastern U.S., with Maryland experiencing a partial eclipse. About 50,000 Marylanders go to the NASA installation at Wallops Island, Virginia, to witness the total eclipse. In Maryland, the outdoor light dims noticeably during the eclipse.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

A bomb explodes in a car outside Bel Air, killing two associates of Black activist H. Rap Brown, several hours before the trial of Mr. Brown was to begin in Harford County Circuit Court on charges of arson and inciting to riot in Cambridge, Maryland, in 1967.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

An explosion blasts a 20-foot hole in the historic courthouse in Cambridge, Maryland. This is the same building in which H. Rap Brown was indicted in 1967 on charges of arson and inciting to riot in Cambridge, but currently coming to trial in Bel Air, Maryland. (An explosion occurred on March 9 near Bel Air which killed two of H. Rap Brown's Black activist associates. )

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

At Spring Grove State Hospital in Catonsville, about 85 nurses and dietary employees call in sick. About 200 of the 2,400 patients are sent home on psychiatric leave.     Hospital officials think that this is a union-initiated work stoppage, one of six staged in the past two days at Baltimore-area hospitals. Employees claim that recently announced 3-to-6 percent wage increases are not enough.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

A 10-week strike against Baltimore's three major daily newspapers is ended when members of Local 31 of the Web Pressman's Union vote 207 to 36 to approve a new 3-year contract. The newspaper publishers also settle with the stereotypers' union, whose contract is set to expire at the end of March 1970, and forge a tentative agreement with the mailers' union. (The Sun, The Evening Sun and The News American had not printed any newspapers since January 1, 1970. During this period, viewership of TV news programs in the Baltimore area rises about 50 percent.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Publication of Baltimore's newspapers The Evening Sun and The News American resumes after a 10-week strike.

The U. S. casts its first veto in the United Nations Security Council. The veto kills a resolution that would have condemned Britain for failing to use force to overthrow the white-ruled government of Rhodesia.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Publication of Baltimore's newspaper The Sun resumes after a 10-week strike.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.9") and rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1970 is 3.07 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1970 is 49.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1970 is 31.7 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 1.9 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during March 1970, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

This is Census Day in the United States. The population of the United States is 203,211,926 -- an increase of 13.32 percent since 1960. The population of Maryland is 3,923,897 -- an increase of 26.55 percent since 1960. The population of Baltimore (city) is 905,787 -- a decrease of 3.5 percent since 1960. The population of Baltimore County is 621,077 -- an increase of 26.1 percent since 1960. The population of Catonsville is 54,812 -- an increase of 46.7 percent since 1960.

U.S. President Richard Nixon signs a measure banning cigarette advertising on American television and radio. (The measure goes into effect on January 2, 1971.)

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, rain in the evening; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather:Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

At 10:08 PM Eastern Time, an oxygen tank explodes on board the Command Module of the Apollo 13 spacecraft, severely reducing the oxygen supply and electric power available on board. The 3-man crew decides to move to the connected Lunar Module to use it as a "lifeboat."

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; rain in the evening; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

At 7:21 PM Eastern time, the Apollo 13 spacecraft sets a record for highest absolute altitude from Earth of any manned spacecraft -- 400,171 miles -- as it swings around the Moon on its way back to Earth.

1.83 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any April 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain nearly all day (heavy at times); breezy; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 1.83 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Apollo 13 astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean, four days after a rupture in an oxygen tank prevented them from going to the Moon.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

The first Earth Day is observed. Earth Day, observed on this date each year thereafter, is designed to heighten environmental awareness. This date is also considered the birth date of the modern environmental movement.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that an invasion of Cambodia has been launched by U.S. combat forces.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1970 is 4.53 inches, above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1970 is 63.6 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1970 is 43.0 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees.

At Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, about 500 students demonstrate against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. There is much anger, with many students issuing a call to "bring the war home."  Another rally is planned for May 4.

In Kent. Ohio, just before midnight, a group of people leave a bar and throw beer bottles at cars and break downtown storefronts.  A bank window breaks, setting off an alarm.  More people soon join in the vandalism, and looting occurs.  The police arrive, and some of the crowd of about 100 begin throwing beer bottles and shouting abscenities at them.  The police restore order after about an hour.  Other bars in Kent close as a precautionary measure.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

The mayor of Kent, Ohio, Leroy Satrom, declares a state of emergency in town.  He asks Ohio governor James A. Rhodes to send the National Guard to Kent.  When the National Guard arrive in town about 10:00 PM, there's a large demonstration in progress on the Kent State campus.  The campus Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) building, which had been scheduled for demolition, is on fire.  More than 1,000 students gather near the burning building, many cheering. While trying to put out the blaze, Kent firefighters and police are hit with rocks and other objects.  A fire hose is slashed.  The National Guard uses tear gas to disperse the crowd, and makes many arrests.  At least one student is wounded with a bayonet.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Governor Rhodes of Ohio calls the Kent State protesters un-American and refers to the protesters as revolutionaries set on destroying higher education in Ohio.  Some students come into downtown Kent, Ohio, to help with cleanup after the civil disturbance.  Mayor Satrom of Kent declares a curfew there until further notice.

Around 8:00 PM, another rally is held at the Kent State University commons.  The National Guard uses tear gas to disperse the crowd.  The students reassemble at the intersection of Lincoln and Main Street in Kent, hoping for a meeting with Mayor Satrom and the president of Kent State University.  At 11:00 PM, the Guardsmen announce that a curfew has gone into effect, and they begin forcing the students back to their dorms.  Ten Guardsmen are injured and several students are bayoneted.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

About 2,000 students gather for a protest at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.  They are protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.  Because of other protests and civil disturbances on previous days, the Ohio National Guard is there, also.  After a couple of attempts to disperse the students with tear gas, the National Guard fires their guns.  Some Guardsmen fire their guns into the ground or the air, not at the students.  Four students are killed and nine others wounded by the Ohio National Guard.  The Guardsmen fire 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, although some sources say the firings lasted longer.  Some of the students who were shot were protesting the American invasion of Cambodia, but others had been merely walking by or observing the protest from a distance.  Of the students killed, the nearest was 265 feet from the Guardsmen. Of the four students killed, two were protesters but two others were simply walking from one class to the next.

In the evening in Baltimore, some students at the University of Maryland throw rocks at the police in response to the Kent State University shootings.  There is also a student rebellion at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

In the first nationwide student strike in U.S. history, more than 4 million students stay out of school to protest the shootings of the protesters at Kent State University.  More than 900 U.S. colleges and universities close for periods ranging from one day to six weeks.  Kent State University stays closed for six weeks.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 33 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 7th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

About 100,000 people demonstrate in Washington, D.C. against the Vietnam War and the May 4, 1970,  killing of four unarmed students at Kent State University in Ohio. Some of the protesters smash windows, slash tires, drag parked cars into intersections, and throw objects from overpasses into traffic below.  President Richard Nixon is taken to Camp David in Maryland and stays there two days for protection.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Mother's Day.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

The U.S. Senate votes unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits the 500th home run of his major-league career. It is hit against the Atlanta Braves in the Cubs' 4-3 win at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy; a light rain shower in the morning; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Black students Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green at Jackson State College in Mississippi, are shot and killed by police during student protests.

The television sitcom "Get Smart" has its final first-run episode. (It ran for four seasons on NBC and for one season on CBS, for a total of 138 episodes. It debuted on September 18, 1965.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

The television sitcom/fantasy "I Dream of Jeannie" has its final first-run episode. (It ran on NBC for five seasons for a total of 139 episldes. It debuted on September 18, 1965.)

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy at midday; light rain shower in late afternoon; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Orioles pitcher Mike Cuellar ties a major-league record by striking out four batters in one inning against the Angels.  One of the batters, after striking out, reaches first base safely on a wild pitch, so Cuellar pitches to a fourth batter after striking out the first three, and strikes out that batter also.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

A 7.9 earthquake centered just off the coast of Peru, and the landslides it triggers, kill an estimated 67,000 people.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1970 is 1.69 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for May 1970 is 78.5 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for May 1970 is 54.7 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

George Watkins dies at age 69 in Houston, Texas. He was a baseball player who holds the National League record for the highest batting average for a rookie, .373, which he attained in 1930 while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was born on June 4, 1900 in Freestone County, Texas.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; a thunderstorm from late afternoon to early evening; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.70 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy; ligt rain near 5:00 AM and late in the evneing; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy then mostly cloudy; rain late in the afternoon; breezy in the afternoon (16 mph wind at 2:00 PM); High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a thundershower in the evening; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Kenneth A. Gibson becomes mayor of Newark, New Jersey, the first black politician elected mayor of a major northeastern U.S. city.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain nearly all day; heavier rain late in the evening; Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.55 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; heavy rain from about 4:00 AM to about 9:00 AM; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 1.27 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain in mid-morning and heavy rain in the evening; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 1.15 inches.

U.S. President Richard NIxon signs an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which lowers the minimum voting age to 18 years (from 21 previously).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Frank Robinson becomes the second Oriole ever to hit two grand slams in the same game as the Orioles defeat the Washington Senators in Washngton, 12-2. Frank hits his two grand slams in consecutive at-bats. Frank Robinson plays left field in this game, and the Washington left fielder, Rick Reichardt, also hits two consecutive home runs in this game -- but his are both solo homers while Frank's are grand slams.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

The U.S. ends a two-month military invasion into Cambodia.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1970 is 4.10 inches, above the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1970 is 83.6 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1970 is 62.3 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees.

The name of the U.S. Weather Bureau is changed to the National Weather Service.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain between 4:00 AM & 7:00 AM; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.56 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

"American Top 40," a syndicated radio show that counts down the national Top 40 pop hit songs from #40 to #1, debuts on seven U.S. radio stations (but some play it for the first time, or play it again, the next day).  It is hosted by Casey Kasem and is three hours long.   The show uses Billboard magazine's "Hot 100" pop-music chart as its source.  For the July 4 show and for several months after. the chart being used is dated one week ahead of the show's air date. The chart used in the July 4, 1970 show is dated July 11.  The Number 40 song is "The End Of Our Road" by Marvin Gaye, and the Number One song is "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" by Three Dog Night.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; a thunderstorm in mid-afternoon; High temp. 92 degrees F; Low temp. 73 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.42 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Jim Ray Hart of the San Francisco Giants hits for the cycle (single, double, triple, and home run) and becomes the first National League player in 59 years to drive in 6 runs in one inning as the Giants defeat the Atlanta Braves, 13-0.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

0.99 of an inch of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any July 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain showers much of the day; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.99 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain after midnight; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then mostly cloudy to cloudy; ight rain in mid-afternoon;; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

In the 1970 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the National League defeats the American League 5-4 in 12 innings. For the National League, Dick Dietz of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run. For the American League, Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox gets 4 hits in 6 at-bats, including a double, and Brooks Robinson of the Orioles gets two hits, including a triple. This game is decided in the bottom of the 12th inning on 3 consecutive 2-out singles by the National League off pitcher Clyde "Skeeter" Wright of the California Angels, including one by Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds. Jim Hickman of the Chicago Cubs hits a single to drive in the winning run. The game is played at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the attendance is 51,838. Carl Yastrzemski is named the Most Valuable Player of this All Star Game.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy; a thunderstorm late in the evening; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain with thunder in the afternoon and a thunderstorm with heavy rain in the evening; High temp. 92° F; Low temp.68*° F; Precip.: 1.29 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain late in the afternoon; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain near 2:00 AM; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather:Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then partly cloudy; a thunderstorm late in the afternoon; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds hits three consecutive home runs off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Steve Carlton and has 7 runs batted in during the Reds' 12-5 win at St. Louis.

Orlando Cepeda of the Atlanta Braves hits 3 consecutive home runs in the Braves' 8-3 win against the Chicago Cubs.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy; light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, thenmostly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain near 1:00 AM and near 7:00 PM; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

The nightly NBC-TV news program "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" comes to an end as co-anchor Chet Huntley signs off; the program is renamed "NBC Nightly News." (The Huntley-Brinkley Report began on October 29, 1956, and featured anchors Chet Huntley in New York, NY, and David Brinkey in Washington, D.C.  Each show ended with them saying: "Good night, Chet. ... "Good night, David."...  "And good night for NBC News.")

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1970 is 4.32 inches, below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1970 is 86.7 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1970 is 67.7 degrees F, equal to the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; light rain with thunder in the evening; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Pitcher Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies defeats the Houston Astros 6-5 to become the first pitcher to win at least 100 games in both the American League and the National League since Cy Young accomplished the feat in the 1900s (decade).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, the clear, then mostly cloudy; light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; a heavy rain shower near 10:00 AM and light rain near 4:00 AM; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, becomig cloudy; light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; a heavy rain shower near 4:00 AM; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. ° F72; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; light rain early in the morning; breezy until evening (18 mph sustained wind at 11:00 AM); High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1970 is 1.33 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1970 is 88.3 degrees F, above the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1970 is 66.4 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs asks to be kept out of the lineup, ending his National League record of 1,117 consecutive games played. The Cubs win the game against the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Billy Williams' consecutive-games record will be broken in 1983 by Steve Garvey, who ultimately plays in 1,207 consecutive games in a streak ending on July 29, 1983.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly to mostly cloudy; a rain shower late in the morning; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

It's the first day of school in Baltimore County Public Schools for the 1970-71 school year.

Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; light rain with thunder late in the afternoon; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

The first New York City Marathon is held. The race takes place entirely inside Central Park. Gary Muhrcke is the winner in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 38 seconds.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then partly cloudy; light rain late in the afternoon; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 98 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 23rd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 95 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 97 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 95 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 26th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear to mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; rain in the late morning and early afternoon; breezy at times (14 mph sustained wind at 11:00 AM); High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1970 is 0.46 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1970 is 86.1 degrees F, well above the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1970 is 61.3 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then clear; rain late in the afternoon; breezy/windy from late morning to mid-evening (21 mph sustained wind at 2:00 PM); High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Rock singer Janis Joplin dies at age 27 in Los Angeles, California, of a heroin overdose. She was the lead singer of the band Big Brother and the Holding Company, rising to fame in 1967, and then left the band and became a solo artist. She appeared at the Woodstock festival in August 1969. Her most popular songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" (a #1 hit in the U.S.), "Piece of My Heart" and "Cry Baby." She was born on January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; light rain in mid-evening; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain from mid-morning until evening; breezy in late evening (15 mph sustained wind at 11:00 PM); High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; light rain about 5:00 AM; breezy until evening (20mph sistained wind max.); High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Michelle Malkin is born Michelle Maglalang in Philadelphia, PA. She's a conservative political commentator. She was a Fox News contributor and in May 2020 joined Newsmax TV. Malkin has written seven books and founded the conservative websites Twitchy and Hot Air.

Baltimore weather at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport:: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; High temp. 63 F, Low temp. 50 F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain in the afternoon and evening; breezy in late afternoon (14 mph sustained wind at 5:00 PM); High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 1.24 inches.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain near 2:00 AM; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; rain late in the evening; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain after midnight; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain from morning onward; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain before 6:00 AM; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1970 is 3.04 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1970 is 70.7 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1970 is 52.2 degrees F, well above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.54 inch.

Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; rain (heavy at times) lin mid-to-late evening; breezy (15 mph sustained wind at 5:00 PM); High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 1.76 inches.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain after midnight; breezy/windy (22 mph sustained wind at 5:00 PM); High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain late in the evening; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain before 7:00 AM and from late afternoon onward; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain showers until evening; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain from after midnight until mid-afternoon; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; rain from abour 5:00 AM to about noon; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; rain before morning; breezy much of the day; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.54 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rian; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; light rain in late afternoon; breezy/windy in the afternoon (24 mph sustained wind at 5:00 PM); High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

An extraordinary 1.50 inches of rain falls at Barot, Guadeloupe, in just one minute. This is the most intense one-minute rainfall ever recorded in the world. (The most-intense one-minute rainfall ever recorded in the U.S. was 1.23 inches on July 4, 1956, in Unionville, Maryland).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain late in the evening; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1970 is 5.11 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1970 is 56.5 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1970 is 40.7 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. No snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during November 1970, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

The U.S. government opens the Environmental Protection Agency.  Its first director is William D. Ruckelshaus.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 72 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 2nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 1.34 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2.4 inches) and rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.73 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2"); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore gets 3.2 inches of snow in a storm that begins in the late afternoon and continues into the next year.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; snow (3.2 inches) from late afternoon onward; breezy late in the evening; High temp. 31 F; Low temp. 26 F; Precipitation: 0.34 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1970 is 3.50 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1970 is 46.0 degrees F, below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1970 is 30.4 degrees F, above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of  6.3 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during December 1970, above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1970 is 35.43 inches, which is 6.64 inches below the normal amount of 42.07 inches.