TV show host Dallas Campbell

Events in 1970 and 17-9

Events in the world in the birth year of Dallas Campbell

• Biafra surrenders after 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria (Jan. 12).
• Rhodesia severs last tie with British Crown and declares itself a racially segregated republic (March 1).
• US troops invade Cambodia (May 1). Background: Vietnam War
• A Palestinian revolt erupts in Jordan. Forces loyal to King Hussein suppress the revolt and expel the PLO from the country.
• Earthquake kills more than 50,000 in Peru (May 31).
• Egyptian President Nasser dies and is replaced by Anwar el-Sadat.
• Tonga (June 4) and Fiji (Oct. 10) gain independence from Britain.

Birthday Dallas Campbell (17-9) in history

• Day 17-9 year 1787: The Constitution was completed and signed by most delegates to the constitutional convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Day 17-9 year 1862: The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam when more than 23,000 were killed or wounded.
• Day 17-9 year 1908: Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.
• Day 17-9 year 1920: The American Professional Football Association—a precursor of the NFL—was formed in Canton, Ohio.
• Day 17-9 year 1980: Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
• Day 17-9 year 1994: Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
• Day 17-9 year 2004: Barry Bonds became the third baseball player to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.