Date: January 31, 1971
The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time. Date: July 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971John Gorton Resigns as Australian Prime Minister, Replaced by William McMahon March 10, 1971J. Edgar…
The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes. Date: August 9, 1971 Read more on…
Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida. Date: October 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sylmar Earthquake Hits Los Angeles, Kills 64, Injures 2,000 – February 9, 1971Hughes Airwest Flight 706 Mid-Air Collision,…
The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska. Date: September 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sohagpur Massacre by Pakistan Army, July 25,…
J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28. Date: August 22, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 Crashes Near Juneau, 111 Killed, September…
South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration into the country. Date: February 8, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…