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If you teach US History in middle school or high school, you how how important timelines are. They organize events in a simple visual way, help students see cause and effect, and are perfect for showing students all the key events that students need to know in any unit.
Oct 27, 2023 · 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.
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- 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.
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February 5 - astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Alan Shepard from Apollo 14 walked on the moon.March 1 - a bomb exploded in the Senate Wing of the US Capitol. A radical protest group calling themselves the Weather Underground, or the Weathermen, claimed responsibility.May 30 - the United States launched Mariner 9, an unmanned spacecraft. It was able to send back pictures of Mars.June 17 - the Japanese Foreign Minister, Kiichi Aichi and US Secretary of State, William P Rogers signed a treaty returning Okinawa and other Ryukyu islands to Japan after American occupation in th...The population of the USA was 207 million in 1971President: Richard Milhous Nixon (Republican)Vice President: Spiro Agnew (Republican)Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield of Montana (Democrat)The top twenty grossing films released in 1971 were: 1. Fiddler on the Roof 2. Billy Jack 3. The French Connection 4. Summer of '42 5. Diamonds are Forever 6. Dirty Harry 7. A Clockwork Orange 8. Carnal Knowledge 9. The Last Picture Show 10. Bedknobs and Broomsticks 11. Willard 12. The Hospital 13. Klute 14. The Andromeda Strain 15. Big Jake 16. Sh...
The top-rated TV shows of the 1971 to 1972 season were: 1. All in the Family 2. The Flip Wilson Show 3. Marcus Welby, MD 4. Gunsmoke 5. The ABC Movie of the Week 6. Sanford and Son 7. Adam-12 8. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 9. Hawaii Five-0 Source: Staying Alive - The Life and Times of an American Baby Boomer Part 2:The Serendipitous '70s, by Gene Bau...
The best-selling pop records of 1971 in the USA were: 1. Joy to the World - Three Dog Night 2. Maggie May - Rod Stewart 3. It's Too Late - Carol King 4. One Bad Apple - Osmonds 5. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees 6. Knock Three Times - Dawn 7. Brand New Key - Melanie 8. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond 9. Family Affair - Sly & the Famil...
Baseball: The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles to win the 1971 World Series. American Football: The Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys to win the fifth Super Bowl on January 17 1971. Boxing: On June 28 1971 the Supreme Court ruled that Muhammad Ali's conviction for draft-dodging was illegal. Ali failed to defeat Joe Frazier to reg...
'The Guinness Book of Records', published by Guinness Superlatives in 1973, page 152 'Money Income in 1971 of Families and Persons in the United States', published by the US Department of Commerce, July 1973 (P60 No. 83) 'Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States 1972' page 547 'The complete collectors' guide to pocket calculators' by Guy B...
Jun 16, 2022 · Timelines provide a comprehensive understanding of what happened in the world in relation to other events in history. Timelines are how we connect stories of the world with each other. They’re how we grasp the what, when, how, and why of events in history by seeing how they tie in with one another.
Feb 21, 2020 · After going through various history references to create my list of the most significant events in American history, I decided on 6 categories: politics, economics, judicial system, conflicts, achievements, and other important events. “Politics” covers things like presidential elections and acts of Congress.
May 25, 2021 · A history timeline will help your children see the chronological flow of history, make connections between events and people, observe patterns in history, and discover cause-and-effect relationships in historical events.
