My Lai Massacre: William Calley Convicted of Murder, March 29, 1971
Date: March 29, 1971
Date: March 29, 1971
Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. Date: July 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Attica Prison Uprising Ends in Deadly…
The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Date: January 12, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day…
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 β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971First Greenpeace Ship Departs Vancouver to Protest Cannikin…
Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars. Date: May 30, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Vietnamization:…
Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific. Date: September 20, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 20 π Events on this day…
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 β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971First Pacific Islands Forum…