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1971 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on July 1, 1971, lowering the voting age for all federal and state elections from 21 years to 18 years. The primary impetus for this change was the fact that young men were being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War before they were old enough to vote. [33]
The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March and lasted till 16 December 1971 which is celebrated as Victory Day in Bangladesh. In the early hours of March 26, 1971, the undisputed leader of Bengali, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, declared independence before being arrested by the Pakistani army. Later many others declared on behalf of Sheikh ...
It was also released with other essays and photographs in Art and Sexual Politics: Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? (1971, edited by Thomas B. Hess and Elizabeth C. Baker). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The essay has been reprinted regularly since then, including in Nochlin's Women, Art, and Power and Other Essays (1988) [ 7 ] and Women Artists ...
School is Dead: An Essay on Alternatives in Education is a book written by Everett Reimer, published in 1971. [1] In this work, the author critically examines the educational system and proposes an alternative vision for education. The book has been translated into several languages, including French, [2] German, [3] Spanish, [4] and Italian. [5]
At the very start of the address, Nixon mourned the death of Senator Richard Russell Jr. [2]. The address was known for introducing Nixon's "six great goals", [3]: 52 [4] which would go on to be reiterated in the 1972 State of the Union Address: [3]: 54
January 1 – President Nixon spends New Year's Day at Camp David with his family and aides. [1] January 2 – The White House releases the text of a message sent to Congress by President Nixon the previous day alongside his vetoing of a bill raising the pay for roughly 850,000 federal workers. [2]
The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's North-East region into States and union territories. Effect of the changes [ edit ]