Events of 1971:

•People's Republic of China is admitted to the United Nations

•A new stock market index debuts called the NASDAQ, "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations"

•The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US constitution is ratified  

•Prison riot and prisoners take hostages at Attica Prison in New York, resulting in the death of 10 hostages and 29 inmates 

•Women are granted the right to vote in Switzerland

•Amtrak created to provide US inter city passenger train services

•The Walt Disney World Resort opens in Florida

•Greenpeace formally comes into existence

•Federal Express is started by Fred Smith

•Cigarette advertising ended on television in USA

•In an attempt to control inflation President Richard M. Nixon implements 90 day freeze on wages and prices, he also removed the gold/silver backing from the US Dollar

•Major General Idi Amin takes control of Uganda soon to become one of the worst and most notorious dictators of modern times

•National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts for the first time in April 1971

•The New York Times begins to publish sections of the Pentagon Papers showing the US Government had been lying to the American People

•Charles Manson and three of his followers receive the death penalty

More 1971 Events

The first e-mail sent between 2 separate computers.
I wonder what it said and if it is still being forwarded. Ü
See if you can find the answers.
Hint: Read about its author, Ray Tomlinson.