The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day. Date: February 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 15 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ 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 â đ Other events on February 11 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ 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 â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ 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 â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)
The 6.5â6.7 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 â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)
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 â đ Other events on February 8 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission. Date: February 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 5 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)
New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption. Date: February 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 3 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)
The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran. Date: February 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 2 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)
Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda. Date: February 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 2 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)