| 1970 | After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S.
Army Generals, becoming the first women to do so. |
| 1971 | The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control. |
| 1978 | Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University. |
| 1981 | A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. |
| 1987 | Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain. |
| 1998 | Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition. |
| 2001 | Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. |
| 2002 | Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. |