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June 20, 1970

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Headlines from June 20, 1970

MITCHELL SPURS JACKSON INQUIRY

By Fred P. Graham Special to The New York Times

Mitchell orders special Fed grand jury to investigate shootings; special jury, which will convene 1 wk before regular Fed grand jury, is linked to failure of Miss hwy patrol to cooperate with FBI investigators; Sen Muskie hails Mitchell's action, calls for unbiased rept

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 17, 1970, covering June 20, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Let It Be (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Let It Be (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for McCartney by Paul McCartney

    McCartney

    Paul McCartney

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Deja Vu by Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Deja Vu

    Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits by The 5th Dimension

    The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Andrea Nahles

1970Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs[†]

Andrea Maria Nahles is a former German politician who has been the director of the Federal Employment Agency (BA) since 2022.

Athol Williams

1970Athol Williams, South African poet and social philosopher[†]

Athol Williams is a South African poet, applied philosopher and business lecturer based at Oxford University.

Historical Context for June 20, 1970

In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]