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Mar 19, 2021 · Historical Globe News and Key Events of the Year 1971 | Key Events of 1971 - MUST WATCH! This could well be the year that marked the start of the digital age when the Microprocessor was...
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Discover how 1971 was a year of groundbreaking events in our latest video. From the formation of legendary bands like Queen to Bangladesh's independence during the Indo-Pakistani War, this year...
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Mar 27, 2023 · THE BIGGEST NEWS STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY -- 1971. hourlynewscaster. 2.08K subscribers. 0. 50 views 6 years ago. DENNIS DAILY continues his 100-part series on yesterday's headlines. Show more...
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January 2: After the passing of the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act in 1970, cigarette advertising was banned on television and radio from this day onwards. January 2: The Ibrox disaster occurs, in which the crowd at an Old Firm football game in Britain was crushed while trying to leave the stadium. The disaster happened in an exit stairway at ...
February 3: In Belfast, a series of house searches take place by the British Army in the Catholic areas of the city. This results in gun battles and serious rioting. February 4: Rolls Royce announces bankruptcy and becomes nationalized. February 4: In Brazil, a government exhibit that was being constructed collapses, resulting in 65 deaths. Februar...
March 1: Causing an estimated $300,000 in damage, but not injuring or killing anyone, a bomb explodes in the Capitol building in Washington D.C. March 3: In South Africa, Winnie Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and second wife of Nelson Mandela, is sentenced to prison for one year. March 5: Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven is played live for the f...
April 1: All restrictions on gold ownership are lifted in the UK. April 5: Canadian traveler Fran Phipps becomes the first woman to reach the North Pole. April 5: United States Lieutenant William Calley is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians during the My Lai Massacre. His sentence was later reduce...
May 1: The Amtrak Railroad in the United States begins operations. May 3: In East Germany, Erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as the Communist party leader. May 3: 13,000 anti-Vietnam war protesters are arrested by the Nixon administration in 3 days. May 3: The English Division 1 football league championship is won by Arsenal F.C.after they pl...
June 1: TV host Ed Sullivan holds his final TV show on CBS. June 5: American actor and former rapper Mark Wahlberg is born in Boston, Massachusetts. June 8: North Vietnam demands that the United States end their aid to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. June 11: Neville Bonner is the first Indigenous Australian to become part of the Australian P...
July 1: North Carolina ratifies the 26th Amendment, becoming the 38th state to approve of lowering the voting age to 18. July 1: An accord about the Falkland Islands is signed by Britain and Argentina. July 1: The debt acquired to build the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is paid off. July 1: Washington state becomes the first state to ban sex ...
August 1: The Concert for Bangladesh, a pair of benefit concerts organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, takes place in New York City. 40,000 people attend. August 1: After winning the Dixie 500 in Atlanta, Georgia, Richard Petty becomes the first NASCAR driver to win a million dollars in career earnings August 6: At Muie College, University...
September 3: John Lennon leaves the UK to go to New York City and will never again return to the UK. September 3: Qatar gains total independence from Britain. September 3: The team involved in Watergate break into Daniel Ellsberg’s doctor’s office. The burglars were trying to find information about Ellsberg to discredit him. September 4: An Alaskan...
October 1: This 1971 timeline wouldn’t be complete without the opening of Disney World. In Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World opened on this day, becoming the most visited vacation resort in 2018 with an attendance of more than 58 million people. October 3: Billie Jean King, American tennis player, is the first female athlete to win $100,000 in pr...
- 26th Amendment. The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified. More Information and Timeline for 26th Amendment.
- Border battles between India and Pakistan. Border battles between India and Pakistan erupt into full-scale war when India invades East Pakistan ( Now Bangladesh ) in support of the independence movement.
- Disney World Opens. The Walt Disney World Theme Park is opened. More Information for Disney World 1. Walt Disney begins secretly purchasing large tracts of land in central Florida in 1965.
- United Arab Emirates - UAE Established 1. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was created on December 2nd when it established independence from the United Kingdom after nearly 80 years of British rule.
Aug 6, 2021 · Documentary series about 1971 examines explosive influence of John Lennon, Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye and more — on music and the world. In 1971, Marvin Gaye released his beguiling protest album ...
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May 3, 2021 · Fifty years ago, on May 3, 1971, National Public Radio broadcast its very first original programming when All Things Considered went on the air. Today, NPR is celebrating that anniversary with...
