Date: February 3, 1971
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…
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Date: April 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Joetha Collier Shooting…
Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. Date: July 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Chuknagar Massacre: Pakistani Forces Kill Thousands…
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 1971Aviogenex Flight 130 Crash Kills 78 Near Rijeka Airport, May…
Aeroflot Flight N-63 crashes on approach to Vinnytsia Airport, killing 48. Date: November 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sohagpur Massacre by Pakistan Army, July 25, 197126th Amendment Lowers Voting Age to 18,…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka. Date: March 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…