Date: February 9, 1971
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire. Date: October 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971My Lai Massacre: William Calley Convicted, Sentenced to Life March 29, 1971Seabed Arms Control Treaty Opens,…
Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: May 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Chad Coup Attempt Fails, Accuses Egypt, Cuts Ties – August 27, 1971First Practical CT…
The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. Date: November 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971My Lai Massacre: William…
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 1971Cairngorm Plateau Disaster: Six Dead in…
State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. Date: September 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Idi Amin Replaces Milton Obote as…
Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions. Date: February 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Convention on Psychotropic Substances Signed in Vienna – February 21,…