1971—1971: Banking and Financial Dealings Act - replaced the Bank Holidays Act of 1871
1971—1971: Sunday becomes the seventh day in the week as UK adopts decision of the International
Standardisation Organisation (ISO) to call Monday the first day
1971—1971: 'Greenpeace' founded
1971—1971: Rolls-Royce declared bankrupt
3 Jan 1971—3 Jan 1971: Open University starts
15 Feb 1971—15 Feb 1971: Decimalisation of coinage in UK and Republic of Ireland
9 Aug 1971—9 Aug 1971: Internment without trial introduced in N Ireland
28 Oct 1971—28 Oct 1971: Parliament votes to join Common Market (joined 1973)
28 Oct 1971—28 Oct 1971: UK launches its first (and only) satellite, Prospero