Date: February 23, 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 1971Hurricane Irene Becomes Olivia, First…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bangladesh…
Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces the formation of a coalition government with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Deputy Prime Minister. Date: December 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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…
Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third human Moon landing. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Hughes Airwest Flight 706 Mid-Air Collision, June 6, 1971Apollo 14 Returns to…
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 1971John Gorton…