Date: June 6, 1971
Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989. Date: May 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Turkish Military Memorandum Forces Demirel Government Resignation March…
Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar. Date: March 18, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sylmar Earthquake Strikes Los Angeles, Kills 64, Injures 2,000…
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…
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…
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Date: December 8, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bahrain Declares Independence from Britain, August 14, 1971First Practical CT…
The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day. Date: December 16, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971United Red Army Founded in Japan, July 15, 1971Apollo 14 Astronauts…