January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
Day of death May 20, 1971
The temperature on May 20, 1971 was between 8.4 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
May 20 » In the Chuknagar massacre, Pakistani forces massacre thousands, mostly Bengali Hindus.
July 30 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission: David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
August 22 » J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.
October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
December 2 » Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
December 6 » Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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