Bahrain Gains Independence from the United Kingdom – August 15, 1971
Date: August 15, 1971
Date: August 15, 1971
Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers. Date: June 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1971 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971U.S. Ends Alcatraz Native Occupation, Forcibly Removes Holdouts June 11, 1971Joetha Collier Shooting…
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna. Date: February 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1971 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bahrain Declares Independence from Britain, August 14, 1971Amtrak Takes Over U.S. Passenger Rail Service, May 1,…
Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft depressurizes, killing the three cosmonauts on board. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are the first humans to die in space. Date: June 29, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ …
The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjรคrvi, Finland. Date: January 29, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1971 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971East Pakistan Declares Independence, Bangladesh War Begins March 26, 1971Convention on Psychotropic Substances…
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 โ ๐ Other events on February 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1971 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
The 6.5โ6.7 Mwโฏ 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 โ ๐ Other events on February 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1971 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Amtrak…