January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death November 6, 1971
The temperature on November 6, 1971 was between 5.8 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 26 » U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
March 25 » The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
July 12 » The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
August 21 » A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
September 8 » In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
September 21 » Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
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