What was happening in February 1971?

February 5, 1971 (Friday) At 0918 UTC (4:05 a.m. Eastern Time), the Apollo 14 mission commanded by Alan Shepard, achieved the third manned lunar landing. The lunar module Antares on the Apollo 14 mission, landed on the Moon near the Fra Mauro crater, the site that Apollo 13 had intended to explore.

What happened in Britain on the 15th of February 1971?

Decimal Day in the United Kingdom and in Ireland was Monday 15 February 1971, the day on which each country decimalised its respective £sd currency of pounds, shillings, and pence.

Who was born on 15 February?

1. Anson Boon. Anson Boon was born on February 15, 2000 in England. He is an actor, known for 1917 (2019), Crawl (2019) and Blackbird (2019).

What major world events happened in 1971?

More News and Key Events From 1971

• Gabrielle Choco Chanel.
• UN.
• Ibrox disaster.
• Nasdaq debuts.
• Sylmar earthquake.
• Peru Earthquake.
• UK Decimalisation.
• Thatcher The Milk Snatcher.

How much was a pint of beer in 1971?

Cigarettes and alcohol

	1971 price	Inflation adjusted
Bottle of whisky (Haig)	£2.53	£28
Pint of beer (Whitbread Tankard)	16p	£1.80
20 cigarettes	27p	£3

How rare is the birthday February 15?

How common of a birth date is each day in the calendar year?

Birth Date	Popularity	Average Births
2/15	150th	11,188
2/16	244th	10,948
2/17	291st	10,854
2/18	246th	10,940

Is February 15 a cusp?

Aquarius Pisces cusp people are born between February 15 and 21 on the cusp of sensitivity. They are full of compassion and creativity. These people are influenced by both planets Uranus (ruling planet of Aquarius) and Neptune (ruling planet of Pisces).

What national holiday is February 15th?

International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. Love Reset Day. Lupercalia. National Gumdrop Day.

Which day celebrated on 15 February?

Singles Awareness Day
Singles Awareness Day (or Singles Appreciation Day) is celebrated on February 15 each year. It is an unofficial holiday celebrated by single people. It serves as a complement to Valentine’s Day for people who are single, and not married or in a romantic relationship.

How much did a car cost in 1971?

So from an average transaction price of $3,742 in 1971, the price of a new car had jumped to $4,950 by 1975 – a 32 percent increase in four years.

How much did a TV cost in 1971?

In the early 1970s a good, 21-inch console color television might cost you $500. In today’s money that would be around $3300.

What was old money called?

Old money mainly comprised of three units of currency: the penny, the shilling and the pound.