Sep 1971 Events

1971 Sep
to 1971 Nov
The Bee Gees release Trafalgar
Trafalgar is the Bee Gees' ninth album (seventh internationally), released in September 1971. The album was a moderate hit in the United States, and peaked at #34. The lead single "How Ca...
1971 Sep 3 The "White House Plumbers" Burglarize a Psychiatrist's Office to Find Files on Daniel Ellsberg
The White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, were a covert White House Special Investigations Unit established July 24, 1971 during the presidency of Richard Nixon. Its...
1971 Sep 4 Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 Crashes Near Juneau
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 was the first fatal jet airliner crash of Alaska Airlines (sometimes incorrectly cited as the first fatal crash involving the airline), an airline registered i...
1971 Sep 4 Lake Cote UFO Sighting
A high resolution camera was mounted on the plane pointing downwards, and programmed to take photographs of the terrain below every 17 seconds. It shows in extraordinary detail all featur...
1971 Sep 8 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opens
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Cent...
1971 Sep 9 Inmates at Attica Correctional Facility Rise Up to Seize Control of the Prison
The Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States in 1971. The riot was based in part upon prisoners' demands for better living condit...
1971 Sep 15 Deep Purple release Fireball
Fireball is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971. It was their fifth studio album, and the second with the classic Mk II lineup. It was recorded at various times be...
1971 Sep 18 Lance Armstrong is born
Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. At the age of 12, he began his sporting career as a swimmer at the City of Plano Swim Club and f...
1971 Sep 19 Aretha Franklin Releases "Aretha's Greatest Hits"
Aretha's Greatest Hits is a 1971 greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin.