Historical Events In 1971

May 18 Bulgarian constitution goes into effect

May 30 US Mariner 9 first satellite to orbit Mars launched

May 09 23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton

May 18 Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3

May 24 A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard

May 01 Rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar"

May 30 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; after drinking LSD apple juice

May 08 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden

May 19 USSR launches Mars 2, first spacecraft to crash land on Mars

May 18 Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found

May 21 Chelsea wins 11th Europe Cup II in Athens

May 22 Norwegian cruise vessel Meteor catches fire in Strait of Georgia; 70 passengers saved, 32 crew members killed.

May 15 Radio Nordsee International's ship bombed

May 09 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history

May 21 National Guard mobilized to quell riot in Chattanooga TN

May 01 Amtrak, the U S passenger railroad system that combines the operations of 18 intercity railroads, goes into service

May 29 "Court Room" by Clarence Carter hits #61

May 16 First class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢)

May 03 Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days

May 16 Bulgaria adopts it's constitution

May 26 Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance

May 09 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42)

May 27 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship

May 28 USSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars

May 28 Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram"

May 25 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR

May 23 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationalionale

May 27 23rd Walker Cup Great Britain/Ireland 13-United States 11

May 09 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42)

May 18 Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3

May 09 Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes

May 04 Mud slide buries part of St-Jean Vianney Quebec, killing 31 people; $1 million damage.

May 05 Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC)

May 12 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall

May 01 Amtrak railroad begins operation

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