1641 events
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New
Aeroflot Flight 6551 crashes in Semey, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan), killing all 63 aboard
Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate
Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes,
The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the
The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the
Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat a
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the C
The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA,
Ceylon adopts a new constitution, becoming a republic and changing its name to Sri Lanka
Over 400 women in Derry, Northern Ireland attack the offices of Sinn Féin following the shooting by the Irish Republican
Over 400 women in Derry, Northern Ireland attack the offices of Sinn Féin following the shooting by the Irish Republican
Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom
In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport mas
The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed