South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu Re-Elected in One-Man Election, October 2, 1971

The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. Date: November 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Nixon Ends Dollar Convertibility…

During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. Date: November 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in…

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 1971Satchel Paige First Negro League Player in Baseball Hall of Fame, February 9, 1971U.N. Proclaims…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Vietnam War: New York…

The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football match. Date: January 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Chuknagar Massacre: Pakistani Forces Kill Thousands of Bengali Hindus, May 20, 1971Harrisburg…