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What happened in 1971 Major News Stories include Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004, Aswan Dam is completed, Charles Manson and three of his followers receive the death penalty, National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts for the first time, Walt Disney World Resort opens in Florida, Mount Etna erupts, Voting Age Lowered US and UK ...
Nov 5, 2016 · Here's what happened in 1971: Jan 1, 1971 : Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television. Jan 2, 1971 : The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
- All that goes around comes back around. The 70s were a time of change with fashion experiencing tumultuous change, TV stars with the likes of Farra...
- The Oscar for Best Movie went to The French Connection, directed by William Friedkin, starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bi...
- The Oscar for Best Director went to William Friedkin, for the movie The French Connection, starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony...
- The Oscar for Best Actor went to Gene Hackman, for the movie The French Connection, starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bian...
- The Oscar for Best Actress went to Jane Fonda, for the movie Klute, starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider produced i...
- The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor went to Ben Johnson, for the movie The Last Picture Show, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shephe...
- The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Cloris Leachman, for the movie The Last Picture Show, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill...
- In 1971, Richard Nixon was named by TIME magazine as Person of the Year. Nixon was President of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
- The most popular and best selling books in 1971 were: The Greening Of America by Charles ReichThe New Centurions by Joseph WambaughBury My Heart At...
- According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1971 was the Year of the Pig.
- January 2, 1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
- January 12, 1971 – The Harrisburg Seven: The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
- January 21, 1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
- January 25, 1971 – Charles Manson and three female “Family” members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
We look at events, films, and music from 1971 in the USA. In the news February 5 - astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Alan Shepard from Apollo 14 walked on the moon.
Jul 3, 2024 · 1971 marked a period of significant events and developments in both the political and cultural arenas throughout the world and would mark the continuation of a decade that made a massive switch from flower power to cultural outrage.
- Mel Judson
Jul 1, 2020 · An interview with the gentlemen behind the website “WTF Happened in 1971?” The last remnants of the gold standard were abandoned in August 1971, when President of the United States Richard Nixon decided to close the gold window (foreigners couldn’t redeem dollars for gold at the Treasury anymore).
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Aug 6, 2021 · The series opens in an America divided over the Vietnam War, with the killing of four anti-war protesters at Kent State University that inspired Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's protest anthem Ohio.