| 1971 | The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska. |
| 1972 | A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport. |
| 1974 | Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. |
| 1975 | The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica). |
| 1978 | Muhammad Ali outpoints Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans. |
| 1981 | The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. |
| 1981 | The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smith
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