What Happened in Jan 1971

Elvis Presley releases Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)

"Elvis Country" (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records (LSP 44600 in January 1971.... Read more

Ibrox Disaster

Sixty-six football supporters have been killed following a match between Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers at the Ibrox Park stadium in... Read more

Senator Robert Byrd is Elected Majority Whip

He became majority whip, or the second highest-ranking Democrat, for six years beginning in 1971. Read more

Battle of Snuol Begins

The Battle of Snuol was a major battle of the Vietnam War, conducted by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam as part of Operation Toàn Thắng TT02.... Read more

Alice Cooper releases Love It to Death

Love It to Death is a 1971 album by Alice Cooper. Hits include "Ballad of Dwight Fry", "Is It My Body", and one of Cooper's trademark songs, "I'm... Read more

Super Bowl V - Colts 16, Cowboys 13

Super Bowl V was an American football game played on January 17, 1971 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League... Read more

Operation Dewey Canyon II

Any offensive planning by the U.S. was, however, limited by the passage on 29 December 1970 of the Cooper-Church Amendment, which prohibited U.S.... Read more

Apollo 14 Mission

Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. The nine-day mission was launched on... Read more