Date: December 4, 1971
Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions. Date: February 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Nixon Announces Accelerated Vietnamization, April 7, 1971All India Forward Bloc…
Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur. Date: November 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Australian Aboriginal Flag First Flown July 12,…
The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Date: June 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅…
The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman. Date: February 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On…
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 Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. Date: March 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Concert for Bangladesh: George Harrison’s…