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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...
- Grocery Prices in the Year 1971. These 1971 grocery prices have been made available courtesy of the Morris County Public Library and ThePeopleHistory.com.
- History Facts and Events From the USA and World. Richard Nixon (R-California) was the President of the United States, and Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland) was the Vice-President.
- Sports Facts and Trivia. Generally suitable for all age groups, sports questions are a welcome addition to any trivia quiz. Kentucky Derby: Canonero II.
- 1970s Slang Words and Expressions. Here are some of the most popular slang words and expressions from the 1970s: Bad: Great. Boogie: Dance. Bummer: Too bad.
Oct 27, 2023 · The events that transpired in 1971 were filled with remarkable and transformative occurrences that helped shape the world as we know it today. As the world grappled with the complexities of social, political, and environmental issues, the year's myriad of accomplishments and challenges would come to define the decade's consequential undertakings.
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Oct 25, 2011 · On Oct. 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly voted to admit the People’s Republic of China (mainland China) and to expel the Republic of China (Taiwan). The Communist P.R.C. therefore...
Jun 17, 2021 · 1971 gave us, among other things, A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick's shocking descent into dystopian cruelty; Get Carter, the British crime film, whose murky fatalism offered an antithesis to ...
We look at events, new products, films, music and fashion from 1971. In the news. 20 January - Four Red Arrows pilots died after a mid-air crash at RAF Kemble. January - From January 1971, London Transport started to introduced one-man buses. 15 February - Britain introduced decimal currency on D-Day or Decimal Day.
