Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Date: May 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Joetha Collier, a recent high school graduate, was killed in a shooting in Drew, Mississippi, attracting extensive attention from the media and civil rights activists. Date: May 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest opens, becoming the second-tallest building in the city. Date: May 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Date: May 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
In the Chuknagar massacre, Pakistani forces massacre thousands, mostly Bengali Hindus. Date: May 20, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: May 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989. Date: May 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
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)