Date in year · 1971 · The 1970s
On February 26, 1971, u.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day. The year's #1 song was "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night. Franck Esposito, Danie Mellor, Bo Outlaw would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · February 26, 1971
The secretary-general of the United Nations is the chief administrator of the United Nations who oversees the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, which also represents all 193 nations on the global stage.
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1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.
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Head of the United Nations Secretariat
The secretary-general of the United Nations is the chief administrator of the United Nations who oversees the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, which also represents all 193 nations on the global stage.
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