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)
Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific. Date: September 20, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day…
The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska. Date: September 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. Date: September 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. Date: September 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Egyptian Constitution becomes official. Date: September 11, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. Date: September 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass. Date: September 8, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Paninternational Flight 112 crashes on the Bundesautobahn 7 highway near Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, killing 22. Date: September 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board. Date: September 4, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)