May 1971 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 1971.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Edward Heath (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on May 1971: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1971?

Events

01 May 1971 Amtrak Railroad begins operation
02 May 1971 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
03 May 1971 All Things Considered premieres on 112 National Public Radio stations
05 May 1971 Earl of Ruston opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 5 performances
06 May 1971 The Ceylon government begins a major offensive against the People's Liberation Front.
08 May 1971 Earl of Ruston closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 5 performances
09 May 1971 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman and Jean Stapleton
10 May 1971 US special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents
12 May 1971 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St. Tropez Town Hall
13 May 1971 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident
15 May 1971 70, Girls, 70 closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 35 performances
16 May 1971 1st class postage now costs 8 cents
17 May 1971 Washington State bans sex discrimination.
18 May 1971 Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found
19 May 1971 USSR launches Mars 2, 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
20 May 1971 Pentagon reports blacks constitute 11% of US soldiers in SE Asia
21 May 1971 Chelsea wins 11th Europe Cup II in Athens, Greece.
22 May 1971 An earthquake lasting 20 seconds destroys most of Bingöl, Turkey ampndash more than 1,000 are killed, 10,000 made homeless.
23 May 1971 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationalionale.
24 May 1971 A commuter bus plunges into Panam� Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard.
27 May 1971 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship.
28 May 1971 Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album Ram
29 May 1971 Court Room by Clarence Carter hits #61
30 May 1971 US Mariner 9 launched (first satellite to orbit Mars).
31 May 1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
03 May 1971 Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989.