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4 days ago · View this 1971 Historical California Counties map tool. The historical California counties will be displayed on the map, and you can also overlay present day counties, townships and more.
Feb 9, 2021 · The magnitude 6.6 Sylmar earthquake that shook Southern California on Feb. 9, 1971, caused significant damage and 64 deaths. What few realized at the time was how close it came to being...
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The New York Times begins to publish sections of the Pentagon Papers starting on June 13thshowing the US Government had been lying to the American People. More Information and Timeline for Pentagon Papers The Pentagon Papers were commissioned as a report on the political and military involvement of the United States in Vietnam. The report covers U....
The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs oldwhen the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified More Information and Timeline for 26th Amendment 1. People had been wanting the voting age to be lowered to 18 years old ever since FDR lowered the draft age to 18 years during World War II. 2. In June of 1970, President Nixon sign...
Border battles between India and Pakistan erupt into full-scale war when India invades East Pakistan ( Now Bangladesh ) in support of the independence movement More Information for the India and Pakistan conflict. The Bangladesh Liberation War begins in March of 1971 after the Pakistan military attacked Bengali civilians. India enters the war on De...
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. 2. Walt Disney holds a press conference in November 1965, during which he discusses plans for what would become the Walt Disney World Resort. 3. Walt Disney dies in December of 1966...
1. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was created on December 2ndwhen it established independence from the United Kingdom after nearly 80 years of British rule. 2. The UAE was formed as an autocratic federation of seven emirates each controlled by a hereditary governor. 3. The seven principalities are Abu Dhabi (which is also the capital), Ajman, Dubai...
Mariner 9 becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet in November. More Information and Timeline for Mariner 9 The Mariner 9 spacecraft became the first spacecraft to enter the orbit of another planet on November 14th of 1971. Mariner 9 had been launched on May 30th of 1971. It was successful in its missions which were becoming the first a...
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Feb 9, 2021 · The first quake was over before the clock hit 6:01 on Feb. 9, 1971, though the aftershocks would continue for years to come. Advertisement. As my colleague Doug Smith writes, the Sylmar...
Feb 9, 2021 · USGS. This map illustrates widespread shaking from the 1971 San Fernando earthquake in Southern California. But the threat of disaster didn't end when the shaking stopped. There was fear of...
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Feb 2, 2018 · In early August 1971, the marchers reached Sacramento. An Associated Press story in the Aug. 14, 1971, Los Angeles Times reported that 200 Chicano demonstrators held a 20-minute protest on the ...
Feb 8, 2021 · Just seconds after 6 a.m. on February 9, 1971, a 12-mile section of an under-appreciated fault along the San Gabriel Mountains suddenly and dramatically slipped. The entire Los Angeles region was rattled, but the shaking was particularly violent in the northeastern corner of the San Fernando Valley.
