Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Emirates Form UAE December 2, 1971

During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. Date: November 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in…

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 1971Qatar Becomes Independent State September 3,…

Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 crashes on approach to Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven, Connecticut, killing 28 of 31 aboard. Date: June 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971J. Edgar Hoover and…

The 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire begins. Date: October 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Peru Landslide Kills 200 at Chungar Mining Camp, March 18, 1971Joetha Collier Shooting in Drew, Mississippi…

The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman. Date: February 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On…