public were not aware of, causing many U.S. The reports revealed many large scale attacks that the U.S. McNamara, who was the Secretary of Defense at the time.ĭaniel Ellsberg, a government consultant, gained access to some of the classified documents and leaked them to the New York Times in June of 1971. The report was commissioned in 1967 by Robert S. The Pentagon Papers were commissioned as a report on the political and military involvement of the United States in Vietnam. More Information and Timeline for Pentagon Papers The New York Times begins to publish sections of the Pentagon Papers starting on June 13th showing the US Government had been lying to the American People. The birth of Greenpeace signals a need to question how we manage the resources entrusted to us and a means of organised questioning of governments around the world. One other major change is the change to Decimalisation in the UK on and Ireland on February 15. It is also the first year North Sea Oil production begins in Norway.
We also saw the use of more and more of the transistor technology in use in things like hand held calculators which although are still very expensive over time will drop in price and increase in function to where we are today. What happened in 1971 Major News Stories include Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004, Aswan Dam is completed, Charles Manson and three of his followers receive the death penalty, National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts for the first time, Walt Disney World Resort opens in Florida, Mount Etna erupts, Voting Age Lowered US and UK to 18, UK Moves to Decimal Currency, San Fernando Valley Earthquake, Ibrox disasterġ971 This could well be the year that marked the start of the digital age when the Microprocessor was invented. What Happened in 1971 Major Events, Popular Culture, Prices, Born This Year 50 years ago
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