Indian Navy Attacks Karachi in Indo-Pakistani War, December 8, 1971

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 1971Harrisburg Seven Indictment: Berrigan, Kissinger Kidnap Plot…

President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors. Date: August 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soyuz 11…

The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna. Date: February 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Plaza Miranda Bombing Injures Anti-Marcos Candidates, August 21, 1971Persian Empire 2,500-Year Celebration Begins, October 12, 1971Pakistan…

Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. Date: December 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Hurricane Irene Becomes…

Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: November 18, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Frank Serpico Shot During Brooklyn Drug Bust, Police Corruption Testimony – February 3, 1971Operation Lam Son 719:…

The nationalization of all large copper mines in Chile is completed. Date: July 11, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971United Red Army Founded in Japan, July 15, 197126th Amendment Lowers Voting Age to…