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  1. 1973 oil crisis

    " a complete and total embargo "

    Wednesday Feb 3, 1971Vienna, Austria

    OPEC mandates " a complete and total embargo " against any company that rejects the 55 percent tax rate.

  2. New York Stock Exchange

    NASDAQ was founded and competes with the NYSE as the world's first electronic stock market

    Monday Feb 8, 1971New York City, New York, U.S.

    In 1971, the NASDAQ was founded and competes with the NYSE as the world's first electronic stock market. To date, the NASDAQ is the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, behind only the NYSE.

  3. Patch Adams

    Patch and friends founded the Zanies

    Feb, 1971Hillsboro, West Virginia, U.S.

    Patch, Linda, and friends founded the Gesundheit! Institute (originally known to many as the Zanies), which ran as a free community hospital from 1971 to 1984.

  4. 1973 oil crisis

    Tehran Price Agreement of 1971

    Sunday Feb 14, 1971Tehran, Iran

    Under the Tehran Price Agreement of 1971, the posted price of oil was increased and, due to a decline in the value of the US dollar relative to gold, certain anti-inflationary measures were enacted.

  5. New York Stock Exchange

    Non-profit corporation was formed

    Thursday Feb 18, 1971New York City, New York, U.S.

    On February 18, 1971, the non-profit corporation was formed, and the number of board members was reduced to twenty-five.

  6. 1973 oil crisis

    Algeria nationalizes 51 percent of French oil concessions

    Feb, 1971Algeria

    Algeria nationalizes 51 percent of French oil concessions.

  7. Indira Gandhi

    Indian General election

    Sunday Feb 28, 1971India

    Indira Gandhi won the 1971 Indian general election.

  8. 1973 oil crisis

    " a complete and total embargo "

    Wednesday Feb 3, 1971Vienna, Austria

    OPEC mandates " a complete and total embargo " against any company that rejects the 55 percent tax rate.

  9. New York Stock Exchange

    NASDAQ was founded and competes with the NYSE as the world's first electronic stock market

    Monday Feb 8, 1971New York City, New York, U.S.

    In 1971, the NASDAQ was founded and competes with the NYSE as the world's first electronic stock market. To date, the NASDAQ is the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, behind only the NYSE.

  10. Patch Adams

    Patch and friends founded the Zanies

    Feb, 1971Hillsboro, West Virginia, U.S.

    Patch, Linda, and friends founded the Gesundheit! Institute (originally known to many as the Zanies), which ran as a free community hospital from 1971 to 1984.

  11. 1973 oil crisis

    Tehran Price Agreement of 1971

    Sunday Feb 14, 1971Tehran, Iran

    Under the Tehran Price Agreement of 1971, the posted price of oil was increased and, due to a decline in the value of the US dollar relative to gold, certain anti-inflationary measures were enacted.

  12. New York Stock Exchange

    Non-profit corporation was formed

    Thursday Feb 18, 1971New York City, New York, U.S.

    On February 18, 1971, the non-profit corporation was formed, and the number of board members was reduced to twenty-five.

  13. 1973 oil crisis

    Algeria nationalizes 51 percent of French oil concessions

    Feb, 1971Algeria

    Algeria nationalizes 51 percent of French oil concessions.

  14. Indira Gandhi

    Indian General election

    Sunday Feb 28, 1971India

    Indira Gandhi won the 1971 Indian general election.