Bahrain Declares Independence from Britain, August 14, 1971

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka. Date: March 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president. Date: January 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Satchel Paige First Negro League Player in Baseball Hall of Fame, February 9,…

Apollo program: On Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin in the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover. Date: July 30, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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…

Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Vietnam War: New York Times Publishes Pentagon…

Cold War: The Seabed Arms Control Treaty opens for signature, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters. Date: February 11, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soyuz 11 Crew Dies in…