Date: August 27, 1971
The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars. Date: November 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka. Date: March 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Pakistan Army Massacre…
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 current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts. Date: January 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soyuz 11 Crew Killed by Faulty Valve…
Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station. 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 1971Pakistan Severs Diplomatic Ties with India, Starting Indo-Pakistani War, December 6, 1971Amtrak Takes Over U.S. Passenger Rail…