Idi Amin Replaces Milton Obote as Uganda Leader, February 2, 1971

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…

Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders. 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 1971Daeyeonggak Hotel Fire Kills 164 in Seoul, December…

The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Date: January 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day…

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 1971Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Revolt Against…

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre more than a thousand people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh. Date: April 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Harrisburg Seven Indictment: Berrigan, Kissinger Kidnap Plot January 12,…