Date: March 1, 1971
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board. Date: September 4, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Chile Nationalizes All Large Copper Mines July 11, 1971Singapore Declaration Issued…
Bahrain declares independence from Britain. Date: August 14, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Oman Declares Independence from the United Kingdom November 18, 1971Montreux Casino Fire During Frank Zappa Concert, December 4, 1971Erich Honecker…
In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30. Date: May 31, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31…
Aeroflot Flight N-63 crashes on approach to Vinnytsia Airport, killing 48. Date: November 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Winter Soldier Investigation Begins in Detroit on January 31, 1971Nixon Ends Dollar Convertibility from…
During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. Date: November 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in…
Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president. Date: April 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Pakistan Severs Diplomatic Ties with India, Starting Indo-Pakistani War, December 6, 1971Concert for Bangladesh: George…