Date: March 1, 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 → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sierra Leone Becomes Republic, Siaka Stevens President…
Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: May 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971First Uniform Monday Memorial Day Observed – May 31, 1971Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Historic 7th…
Apollo program: the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover. Date: July 31, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Nixon Declares War on Drugs, Calls Drug Abuse Public Enemy…
Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. Date: January 31, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day…
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 1971Plaza Miranda Bombing…
Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers. Date: June 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Doctors Without Borders Founded in Paris, France, December 22, 1971Sierra Leone Becomes Republic,…