ARVN Abandons Ho Chi Minh Trail Cutoff Attempt, March 25, 1971

The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal. Date: May 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Memorial Day Observed on Last Monday…

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…

Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations. Date: September 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soyuz 11 Crew Killed by Faulty Valve Air Leak, June 30, 1971Emley Moor Transmitting Station Begins UHF…

The 6.5–6.7 Mw  Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Indo-Pakistani…

LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lightning and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco in Peru, killing 91. Date: December 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Ramsar Convention…

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 1971Iran Seizes Greater and…