Date: December 16, 1971
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon. Date: July 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Chile…
Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: August 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bahrain, Bhutan, and Qatar Join the United Nations, September 21, 1971Amtrak Takes Over U.S. Passenger Rail Service, May…
Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president. Date: January 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Doctors Without Borders Founded in Paris, France, December 22, 1971UK Recognizes Bahrain Independence,…
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election. Date: October 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Battle of Gazipur: Pakistani Forces Defeated, India Cedes Gazipur to Bangladesh, December 5,…
Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television. Date: January 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Paninternational Flight 112 Crashes Near Hamburg Airport, Killing 22, September 6, 1971Soviet Mars 2 Probe Launches May 19,…
Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders. Date: April 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bangladesh Liberation War: Jathibhanga Massacre of 3,000 Hindus,…