Date: June 29, 1971
The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts. Date: January 21, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 21 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Operation Lam Son 719: General Do Cao…
Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June. Date: June 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 6 đ Events on this day in 1971…
The 6.5â6.7 Mw⯠Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Operation…
The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. Date: August 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 5 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ …
Paninternational Flight 112 crashes on the Bundesautobahn 7 highway near Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, killing 22. Date: September 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 6 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Ramsar Convention Signed for Wetland Conservation and Sustainable…
J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28. Date: August 22, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 22 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Indo-Pakistani War: Indian Air Force Airdrop Bypasses Pakistani Defenses, December…