Inactive Member rMks Posted July 22, 2022 Inactive Member Posted July 22, 2022 1971 The New York Times begins to publish sections of the Pentagon Papers The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified Border battles between India and Pakistan erupt into full-scale war The Walt Disney World Theme Park is opened in Florida The Soviet Union launches the first space station, Salyut 1, into low Earth orbit Ibrox disaster in Scotland when On January 2nd 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match A new stock market index called the Nasdaq debuts Decimalisation in United Kingdom and Ireland both switch to decimal currency. Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher's ends free school milk for children over the age of seven The US table tennis team visits to the People's Republic of China (PRC) known as "Ping Pong Diplomacy" 1 1
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