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)
The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman. Date: February 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On…
Operation Lam Son 719: South Vietnamese General Do Cao Tri was killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering campaign. Date: February 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna. Date: February 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert. Date: February 20, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day. Date: February 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The Seabed Arms Control Treaty opens for signature, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters. Date: February 11, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third human Moon landing. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)