J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell Announce Camden 28 Arrests, August 22, 1971
Date: August 22, 1971
Date: August 22, 1971
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 → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971First Dutch Abortion Clinic Begins…
Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida. Date: October 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Qatar Becomes Independent State September 3, 1971South Vietnamese Incursion into Laos Targets Ho Chi Minh Trail, February 8,…
The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes. Date: August 9, 1971 Read more on…
A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured. Date: August 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Intel Releases First Commercial Single-Chip…
In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Date: April 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Paninternational Flight 112 Crashes Near Hamburg Airport, Killing…
The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal. Date: May 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Seabed Arms Control Treaty Opens for…