Australia and New Zealand Decide to Withdraw Troops from Vietnam, August 18, 1971

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 1971Australia and New…

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 1971Egyptian Constitution Becomes Official, September 11, 1971John List Murders Family…

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins. Date: December 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Convention on Psychotropic Substances Signed in Vienna – February…

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…

Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. Date: May 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soviet Mars 2 Probe Launches May 19, 1971Battle of Sylhet: Pakistani…

President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan. Date: March 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soyuz 11 Crew Killed by Faulty…