WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1971
Find out what all happened February to September 1971

Bahrain declares independence as the State of Bahrain. (14. August 1971)

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). (23. April 1971)

Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistani Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians. (25. March 1971)

The March 12 Memorandum is sent to the Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns. (12. March 1971)

The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time. (12. July 1971)

Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission. (5. February 1971)

East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins. (26. March 1971)

The United States Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (7. June 1971)

Oman joins the Arab League. (29. September 1971)

The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna. (21. February 1971)

A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers. (29. March 1971)

Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. (18. August 1971)

Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing. (9. February 1971)

Soyuz program: Soyuz 11 is launched. (6. June 1971)

Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars. (30. May 1971)

The first unit of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, the first commercial nuclear power station in Canada, goes online. (25. February 1971)

President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors. (15. August 1971)

Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit. (10. April 1971)

Hassan II of Morocco survives an attempted coup d'état, which lasts until June 11. (10. July 1971)

The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time. (8. February 1971)