1971
From top to bottom, left to right: the Bangladesh Liberation War leads to the independence of Bangladesh amid the deadly Bangladesh genocide; the Pentagon Papers reveal secret U.S. Vietnam War policies; the Attica Prison riot ends in a violent crackdown; Apollo 14 lands on the Moon; the 1971 JVP insurrection erupts in Sri Lanka; the 1971 Moroccan coup attempt fails to depose King Hassan II; the 1971 San Fernando earthquake causes major damage in Southern California; the Daeyeonggak Hotel fire kills over 160 in Seoul; and Walt Disney World opens in Florida, becoming a major tourist destination.
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1971 (MCMLXXI) 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 year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.