Qatar: A History (TRIH ep 255)
1971 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a World Cup themed series with a comprehensive history of Qatar, from its ancient role as a Persian Gulf peninsula notable for pearls and maritime trade to its modern emergence as a geopolitical actor. They trace classical references (Herodotus, Pliny, Ptolemy), successive regional suzerainties (Assyrians, Persians, Seleucids, Umayyads), and early modern interventions by Portuguese, Dutch and British powers.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1971
- Prague Spring (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Birth of hip-hop (1973)