18September1971

18 September 1971 was a Saturday. In the United Kingdom, the song "Knock Three Times" by Dawn was at number one in the charts. The film "A Clockwork Orange" was released in the United States. The film, directed by Stanley Kubrick, is based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name.

In international news, the Biafran War officially ended with the surrender of Biafran forces to the Nigerian government on January 15, 1970. This marked the end of a brutal civil war that had lasted for over two and a half years and resulted in the deaths of millions of people. In sports, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions 13-0 in a National Football League game. The Denver Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers 10-3.

In other events, the first successful parachute jump from a balloon at an altitude of over 100,000 feet was made by Joe Kittinger in 1960. This achievement was part of Project Excelsior, a United States Air Force project to test high-altitude parachute jumps. The event on 18 September 1971 falls within a period of significant global change and cultural development, with ongoing events in various spheres of human activity.