Bahrain, Bhutan, and Qatar Join the United Nations, September 21, 1971

Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, U.S. President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. Date: November 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan. Date: March 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soviet Mars 2 Probe Launches May…

A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland. Date: October 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Peru Landslide Kills 200 at Chungar Mining Camp, March 18, 1971Vietnam War:…

Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television. Date: January 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sierra Leone Becomes Republic, Siaka Stevens President – April 19, 1971Aeroflot Flight 773 Bombing Kills 25 Over Moscow…

Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.) Date: December 14, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day…