Second Ibrox Disaster Kills 66 at Rangers-Celtic Match January 2, 1971
Date: January 2, 1971
Date: January 2, 1971
Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989. Date: May 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Daeyeonggak Hotel Fire Kills 164 in Seoul, December…
Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. Date: May 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Emley Moor Transmitting Station Begins UHF Broadcasts, January 21, 1971Allegheny Airlines…
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Date: April 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bangladesh Declares Independence,…
South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration into the country. Date: February 8, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
John Gorton resigns as Prime Minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia after a secret ballot vote of confidence, being replaced in both positions by William McMahon. Date: March 10, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅…
New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption. Date: February 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Emley Moor Transmitting…