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1971 Major News Events in History. The New York Times begins to publish sections of the Pentagon Papers ; The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified; Border battles between India and Pakistan erupt into full-scale war; The Walt Disney World Theme Park is opened in Florida
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1971. Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. January 2. Football fans crushed in stadium stampede. On...
- 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.
October 30, 1971 (Saturday) Died: Jim Pittman, 46, American college head football coach, suffered a fatal heart attack while coaching the Texas Christian University (TCU) football team at a game against host Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Jul 3, 2024 · 1971 marked a period of significant events and developments in both the political and cultural arenas throughout the world and would mark the continuation of a decade that made a massive switch from flower power to cultural outrage.
- Mel Judson
March 10, 1971: Australia's Prime Minister votes against himself in a tiebreaker over his ouster, steps down. The following events occurred in March 1971: March 1, 1971 (Monday) 37th president and future 41st president.
Nov 8, 2016 · Historical Events for the Year 1971. 1st January » Cigarette advertising e.g advertisements are banned on American television. 1st January » Hellenic Railways Organisation, the Greek national railway company, is founded.
