Satchel Paige First Negro League Player in Baseball Hall of Fame, February 9, 1971

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Date: May 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and F-86 Collision, 162 Killed,…

Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission. Date: February 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Emley Moor Transmitting Station Begins UHF Broadcasts, January 21, 1971Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 Crashes Near…

Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization. Date: April 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Amtrak Takes Over U.S. Passenger Rail Service, May 1, 1971Operation Lam…

Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders. Date: April 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Seabed Arms Control Treaty Opens, Banning Ocean Floor…

Aeroflot Flight 773 is destroyed by a bomb over Moscow Oblast, killing 25. Date: October 10, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971All India Forward Bloc Appoints New Chairman After Bose’s Killing, February 24,…