October 1971

Friday 01:

Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida, United States.

Sunday 10:

Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, the London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

Thursday 14:

1971 - The U.S. conducts an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site.

Wednesday 20:

The Nepal stock exchange collapses.

Monday 25:

United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (see China and the United Nations)

Friday 29:

The total number of American troops still in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest level since January 1966).