Dashed left edge = started before March 1970 ·
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Events in March 1970 6
1970Rhodesia Declares Itself a RepublicWhite-minority government severs final ties to the British CrownRhodesia's white-minority government under Ian Smith proclaimed the country a republic, five years after its unilateral declaration of independence from Britain. The move deepened the country's international isolation amid sanctions over minority rule.
1970Crosby, Stills & Nash win the Grammy for Best New ArtistGrammysBest New Artist for 1969.
1970Neil Young and CSNY release Deja VuNumber one albumThe quartet's only studio album of the era.
1970Expo '70 Opens in OsakaFirst World's Fair held in AsiaExpo '70 opened in Suita, near Osaka, as the first World's Fair held in Asia, drawing over 64 million visitors. The exposition showcased Japan's postwar economic recovery and technological ambitions under the theme Progress and Harmony for Mankind.
1970Sihanouk Overthrown in CambodiaGeneral Lon Nol seizes power in Phnom PenhPrime Minister Lon Nol led a parliamentary coup that removed Head of State Norodom Sihanouk while he was abroad, declaring Cambodia a republic. The coup drew Cambodia directly into the Vietnam War and helped ignite the civil war that would bring the Khmer Rouge to power.
1970Miles Davis releases Bitches BrewJazz fusionElectric jazz-rock — his best-selling album at the time.