1971
 
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  • Civil war between East and West Pakistan
  • US aircraft and South Vietnamese troops combat Communist forces in Laos
  • Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the UN
  • China admitted to the UN replacing Taiwan
  • Idi Amin overthrows Prime Minister Milton Obote in Uganda
  • Daniel Elsberg releases copies of the "Pentagon Papers"
  • William Calley found guilty of killing civilians at My Lai in Vietnam
  • William McMahon replaces John Gorton as Australian Prime Minister
  • Withdrawal of Australian operational troops from Vietnam announced
  • Senator Neville Bonner becomes first aboriginal member of an Australian parliament
  • Women granted the vote in Switzerland
  • American 18 year olds granted the vote
  • Three Soviet cosmonauts die after Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1
  • Lunar Rover explores the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15 mission
  • Britain introduces decimal currency
  • Wearing of seat belts mad compulsory in New South Wales & Victoria
  • Late night shopping introduced in New South Wales & Victoria
  • "R" rating of films introduced in Australia
  • Dynamic Lifter fertilizer introduced
  • Jesus Christ Superstar plays on Broadway  

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