Walt Disney World Opens Near Orlando, Florida, October 1, 1971

Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television. Date: January 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Croatian Spring Leaders Purged in Yugoslavia at Karađorđevo Meeting, December 1, 1971All India Forward Bloc Appoints P.K. Mookiah…

Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame. 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 1971Iran Seizes Greater and Lesser Tunbs from…

The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal. Date: May 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Memorial Day Observed on Last Monday…

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 for Signature, Banning…

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 📅…

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 1971Pakistan Army Massacre of 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, May 26,…