The 1970s

1971 55 years ago

Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the United States Marine Corps over the Sa

Hughes Airwest Flight 706 was a regularly scheduled flight operated by American domestic airline Hughes Airwest from Los Angeles, California, to Seattle, Washington, with several i…

Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the United States Marine Corps over the Sa

1971 55 years ago

The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent t

Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971), is a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment prevented the conviction of Paul Robert Cohen for the crime…

The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent t

1971 55 years ago

The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), unofficially abbreviated as BATFE, is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice.…

The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U

1971 55 years ago

Sara Baras, Spanish dancer

Sara Pereyra Baras is a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer born in San Fernando (Cádiz) who has established her own dance company.

Sara Baras, Spanish dancer

1971 55 years ago

Naoki Tanaka, Japanese comedian and actor

Naoki Tanaka is a Japanese comedian, actor and television presenter, who is the leader and the boke of the owarai kombi Cocorico with his partner Shozo Endo. He has appeared in ma…

Naoki Tanaka, Japanese comedian and actor

1971 55 years ago

Jay DeMarcus, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

Jay DeMarcus is an American musician, vocalist, record producer and songwriter. He is a member of the country music band Rascal Flatts.

Jay DeMarcus, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

1971 55 years ago

Bridget Moynahan, American actress

Kathryn Bridget Moynahan is an American actress and former model. She graduated from Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts in 1989 and began pursuing a career in modeling. Moynah…

Bridget Moynahan, American actress

1971 55 years ago

Ethan Albright, American football player

Lawrence Ethan Albright is an American former professional football long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. Nicknamed "the Red Snapper", he sp…

Ethan Albright, American football player

1971 55 years ago

Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 crashes on approach to Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven, Connecticut, killing 28 of 31

Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight between Washington, D.C. and Newport News, Virginia, United States, with three stop-overs, two in …

Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 crashes on approach to Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven, Connecticut, killing 28 of 31

1971 55 years ago

The U

The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the peoples who are native to the Americas or the Western Hemisphere. Their ancestors are among the pre-Columbian population of South or …

The U

1971 55 years ago

Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Unio…

Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers

1971 55 years ago

U

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in b…

U

1971 55 years ago

Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule o

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It…

Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule o

1971 55 years ago

Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer

Stuart Appleby is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour.

Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer

1971 55 years ago

Douglas Carswell, British politician, the first elected MP for the UK Independence Party

John Douglas Wilson Carswell is a British former politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2017, co-founded Vote Leave, and since 2021 also serves as president a…

Douglas Carswell, British politician, the first elected MP for the UK Independence Party

1971 55 years ago

Harold Miner, American basketball player

Harold David Miner is an American former professional basketball player and two-time champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Slam Dunk Contest. He attended college at…

Harold Miner, American basketball player

1971 55 years ago

Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Christopher Aubrey Shiflett is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, which he joined in 1999 following the release of the band's third albu…

Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1971 55 years ago

The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It…

The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve

1971 55 years ago

The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally…

The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution establishes a nationally standardized highest permissible minimum age of 18 for participation in state and federal ele…

The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally…

1971 55 years ago

The nationalization of all large copper mines in Chile is completed.

The nationalization of the Chilean copper industry, commonly described as the Chilenization of copper was the process by which the Chilean government acquired control of the major …

The nationalization of all large copper mines in Chile is completed.

1971 55 years ago

The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

The Australian Aboriginal flag is an official flag of Australia that represents Aboriginal Australians. It was granted official status in 1995 under the Flags Act 1953, together wi…

The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

1971 55 years ago

Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceiv…

Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

1971 55 years ago

Thomas Piketty, French economist

Thomas Piketty is a French economist who is a professor of economics at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, associate chair at the Paris School of Economics (PS…

Thomas Piketty, French economist

1971 55 years ago

Candice Night, American singer-songwriter

Candice Night is an American singer and musician. She has been the vocalist/lyricist and multi-instrumentalist for the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night since its ori…

Candice Night, American singer-songwriter