Convention on Psychotropic Substances Signed in Vienna – February 21, 1971

A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland. Date: October 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Khmer Rouge Attack Phnom Penh Airport, Killing 44 – November 10, 1971Aeroflot…

Apollo program: On Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin in the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover. Date: July 30, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences. Date: December 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Attica Prison Uprising Ends in Deadly Assault, September 13,…

LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lightning and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco in Peru, killing 91. Date: December 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Singapore Declaration…

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) More events from…

The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. Date: November 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971First Practical CT Scanner…