Date: December 4, 1971
Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June. Date: June 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1971…
The 1971 Turkish military memorandum is sent to the Süleyman Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns. Date: March 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and F-86…
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. Date: March 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Apollo 15 Moon Landing with…
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 1971Glasgow Shopping Centre Gas Explosion Kills…
Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda. Date: February 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Amtrak Takes Over U.S. Passenger Rail Service, May 1, 1971Winter Soldier Investigation Begins in Detroit…
The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Date: June 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅…