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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
December 16, 1971: Pakistan surrenders its province of East Pakistan, Republic of Bangladesh is created December 25, 1971: Daeyeonggak Hotel fire in South Korea kills 158 people December 2, 1971: United Arab Emirates founded as federation of seven oil-rich sheikhdoms. The following events occurred in December 1971:
- January. January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- February. February 4. In Britain, Rolls-Royce goes bankrupt and is nationalised. The Nasdaq stock exchange is founded in New York City. February 5 – Apollo 14 lands on the Moon.
- March. March 1. A bomb explodes in the men's room at the United States Capitol; the Weather Underground claims responsibility. Pakistani president Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending National Assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.
- April. April 1 – The United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership. April 5. In Ceylon, a group calling themselves the People's Liberation Front begins a rebellion against the Bandaranaike government.
- 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.
- 1st January » Cigarette advertising e.g advertisements are banned on American television.
- 1st January » Hellenic Railways Organisation, the Greek national railway company, is founded.
- 2nd January » The second 1971 Ibrox disaster Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers F.C. Rangers-Celtic F.C. Celtic association football (soccer) match.
- 8th January » Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali people or Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
Oct 27, 2023 · The events that transpired in 1971 were filled with remarkable and transformative occurrences that helped shape the world as we know it today. As the world grappled with the complexities of social, political, and environmental issues, the year's myriad of accomplishments and challenges would come to define the decade's consequential undertakings.
* 1971 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1971 disestablishments in the United States (40 C, 18 P) 1971 establishments in the United States (58 C, 69 P) A. 1971 in American Samoa (1 C) Apollo 14 (19 P) Apollo 15 (21 P)
