1971
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1971 was a year.
Events
Dated
In Maryland on 24 March, Dr Elizabeth Shaw formally opened the Trainor Foundation building in honour of her recently-deceased friend, Dr Bernard Trainor. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune [+]Loading...["The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)"])
On 19 April, Earth launched its first space station, Salyut 1. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
During the summer, the Cod War was fought between the United Kingdom and Iceland. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
Undated
Agatha Christie was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])
A military satellite designated Haw-Haw was placed in orbit by a British military Black Star rocket to jam extraterrestrial signals and broadcasts. It was controlled by Space Security. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
The Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon fought the Quarks in New York City. (COMIC: Martha the Mechanical Housemaid [+]Loading...["Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)"])
Reports from the Soviet Union suggested that the health of Nikita Khrushchev, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was failing. Although he had been removed from that office in 1964, he still exercised considerable influence over the Politburo. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
Sarah Jane Smith visited the Sistine Chapel on a tour. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])
A Dalek craft landed on the Moon and captured several humans. Jeff Stone saw the remains of the craft in a museum in the Dalek capital city on Skaro in 2400. (COMIC: City of the Daleks [+]Loading...["City of the Daleks (comic story)"])
Births and deaths
Dated
During the summer, musician Louis Armstrong died. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
On 24 December, Carmen died. (COMIC: Be Forgot [+]Loading...["Be Forgot (comic story)"])
Undated
As part of her punishment for creating the Thirteen-Day Republic, Cousin Anastasia died her first death in Kazan in 1971. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])
