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* 1971 – The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment.
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* Atlas Computer ( Manchester ) ( 1962 – 1971 ), an early computer built at the University of Manchester
* 1971 – Lou Merloni, American baseball player
* 1971 – Sanjay Suri, Indian actor and model
* 1971 – Nick Hexum, American singer and musician ( 311 )
* 1971 – Nicholas Brendon, American actor
* 1971 – Shannen Doherty, American actress, producer, director, and author
* 1971 – John Boyne, Irish novelist
* 1971 – Darren Emerson, English DJ ( Underworld )
* 1971 – An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad.
* 1971 – Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
* 1971 – Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and coach
* 1971 – Aygül Özkan, German politician
* 1882 – Ernst Eklund, Swedish actor ( d. 1971 )
* 1886 – Edward Ballantine, American composer ( d. 1971 )
* 1971 – Merrin Dungey, American actress
* 1971 – Scott Minto, English footballer
* 1971 – Piyal Wijetunge, Sri Lankan cricketer
* 1971 – The Troubles: The British security forces in Northern Ireland launch Operation Demetrius.
* 1971 – Mack 10, American rapper and actor ( Westside Connection )
* 1971 – James Kim, American journalist and technology expert ( d. 2006 )
* 1971 – Mark Povinelli, American actor
* 1971 – Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist
* 1971 – Nikki Ziering, American model and actress
* 1943 – Michael Willetts, English soldier, George Cross recipient ( d. 1971 )
* 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
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* 1971 – President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
* 1971 – Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
* 1971 – In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
During the Vietnam War, between 1962 and 1971, the United States military sprayed nearly of material containing chemical herbicides and defoliants mixed with jet fuel in Vietnam, eastern Laos and parts of Cambodia, as part of Operation Ranch Hand.
During the Vietnam War, between 1962 and 1971, the United States military sprayed nearly of chemical herbicides and defoliants in Vietnam, eastern Laos and parts of Cambodia, as part of the aerial defoliation program known as Operation Ranch Hand.
* 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 weeklong visit.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( ANCSA ) was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 23, 1971, the largest land claims settlement in United States history.
Twelve years later, in 1971, Don McLean released his single, " American Pie ”, to commemorate Buddy Holly ’ s death and further accentuate the loss of the United States ’ innocence.
Through the support of the Western bloc ( most Western countries continued to recognize the ROC as the sole legitimate government of China ), the Republic of China on Taiwan retained China's seat in the United Nations until 1971.
One of the last countries to break away from the gold standard was the United States in 1971.
Category: 1971 establishments in the United Kingdom
Dr. Stephen Barrett has reported that since 1971, the number of practitioners and teachers in the United States listed in the Christian Science Journal has fallen from nearly 5, 000 to just over 300 and the number of churches in the United States has fallen from about 1, 800 to about 900.
Thereafter, he ran for governor in 1971 and the United States Senate in 1978, both times as an Independent candidate.
Their second son, John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower, was born on August 3, 1922, while they were in Panama ; John served in the United States Army, retired as a brigadier general, became an author and served as U. S. Ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971.
* National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
* 1971 – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm Al Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
* 1971 – The United Arab Emirates join the United Nations.
To promote it in the United States, Mercury Records financed a coast-to-coast publicity tour in which Bowie, between January and February 1971, was interviewed by radio stations and the media.
Category: 1971 crimes in the United States
Category: 1971 in the United States
The term Alaska Native has important legal usage in Alaska and the rest of the United States as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
Under Mountbatten's presidency and personal involvement, the United World College of South East Asia was established in Singapore in 1971, followed by the United World College of the Pacific ( now known as the Lester B Pearson United World College of the Pacific ) in Victoria, Canada, in 1974.
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