Date: March 7, 1971
Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. Date: January 31, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day…
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 1971Apollo 14 Astronauts Land on the Moon February 5, 1971Harrisburg Seven Indictment: Berrigan,…
U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day. Date: February 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Australia and New Zealand Decide to Withdraw Troops from Vietnam,…
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 1971UK and Ireland Complete Decimalisation on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971U.S. Ends Alcatraz Native Occupation,…
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board. Date: September 4, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Second Ibrox Disaster Kills 66 Fans at Rangers-Celtic Match January 2,…
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 1971Operation Demetrius Launches in Northern Ireland,…