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  1. American Football: The Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys to win the fifth Super Bowl on January 17 1971. Boxing: On June 28 1971 the Supreme Court ruled that Muhammad Ali's conviction for draft-dodging was illegal. Ali failed to defeat Joe Frazier to regain the World Heavyweight title on March 8 1971.

    • January 2, 1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
    • January 12, 1971 – The Harrisburg Seven: The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
    • January 21, 1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
    • January 25, 1971 – Charles Manson and three female “Family” members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
    • Explorers Bridge the Pacific (1564-5) The first successful voyage across the Pacific Ocean — from the Americas to Asia and back — occurred in 1564 and 1565.
    • Georgia Law Takes Cherokee Land (Dec. 20, 1828) In 1828, following the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, the Georgia legislature passed a law extending its jurisdiction over the Cherokee Nation and allowing state surveyors to assess and divide land occupied by Cherokee people.
    • J. Marion Sims Opens His Hospital (1844, Date Unknown) Dr. James Marion Sims, a pioneering American gynecologist, is often credited with establishing the country’s first women’s hospital in Manhattan in 1855 — but in fact the Woman’s Hospital in the State of New York was not the first such institution he opened.
    • The Oregon Treaty Defines the Canadian Border (June 15, 1846) The Oregon Treaty established the United States-Canada border, west of the Rocky Mountains, at the 49th parallel.
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  3. Oct 27, 2023 · Throughout 1971, the world witnessed the conclusion of one the highest-profile criminal case with the Manson Murders, and the commencement of another with the Attica Riots. While these incidents commanded substantial public attention, numerous other pressing issues also left their mark on a global scale.

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  4. Feb 8, 2024 · Let's find out. Here is a summary of the top news stories and history events that happened in 1971: Effective January 1, the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act “made it illegal for tobacco companies to advertise cigarettes on television and radio.”

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