Idi Amin Replaces Milton Obote as Uganda Leader, February 2, 1971

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 1971UK and…

Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004. Date: November 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and F-86 Collision, 162 Killed, July 30, 1971Iran Seizes Greater…

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) More events from 1971Soyuz 11 Crew Killed by Faulty Valve Air Leak, June…

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) More events from…

East Pakistan, then a province of Pakistan, declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh; the Bangladesh War of Independence begins. Date: March 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Amtrak Takes Over U.S….