What day of the week was November 17, 1970?

The day of the week November 17th, 1970 fell on was a Tuesday.

There were 38 days until Christmas.

Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre. Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote- controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.