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A Look Back....  

If you weren't feeling old before, you will now! :-)

History & Misc. Stuff

The Year 1971:

  • The Weather Underground Organization bombed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. in March, causing $300,000 worth of damage.

  • On 01 January cigarette advertisement is banned on TV.

  • Jim Morrison of the Doors is found dead of a drug overdose in Paris, France. 

  • On April 20 the Supreme Court said it's okay to bus schoolchildren to other schools in order to integrate schools in Swan v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. 

  • On June 13 the Pentagon Papers gave details of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

  • 26th Amendment was passed on July 1. This was the first time citizens could vote at the age of 18, instead of 21. 

  • Disney World opened on October 1 in Orlando, Florida. 
    Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. 

  • Hot pants were popular. 

  • National Women's Political Caucus was founded to encourage more women to get involved in politics. Its founders were Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm. 

  • The CAT Scan was invented. 

  • The film Shaft was released. It was one of the first films to feature a black hero. 

  • Pierre Verdon invented the food processor. 

  • Mariner 9 orbited Earth. 

  • Intel Corporation built 1st commercial microprocessor.

  • James Cash (J.C.)  Penny dies 12 February in New York at the age of 95.

  • Phyllis Ann George born 25 June 1949, Miss Texas is crowned Miss USA at the age of 20.

Ecomonics of 1971
  • President Richard M. Nixon.
  • Vice Pres. Spiro T. Agnew.
  • Population 207,660,677.
  • Life Expediency 71.1 years.
  • Dow Jones 950 High 750 Low.
  • Inflation 5.7%.
  • Unemployment 4.9%.
  • Federal Debt $408.2 Billion.
  • New Home $28,300.
  • Gross Income $9,028.
  • Minimum Wage $1.60 per hour.
  • Gas .36 cents a gal.
  • Eggs .53 cent a dozen.
  • Milk $1.18 a gal.
  • First Class Stamp .06 cents, 16 May 1971 .08 cents.
Sports Highlights of 1971

  • Daytona 500 won by Richard Petty.

  • NASCAR Championship won by Richard Petty.

  • Indy 500 won by Al Unser, Sr.

  • World Series won by Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 3 games.

  • NCAA Basketball Championship: UCLA 68 Villanova 62.

  • NBA Championship: Milwaukee Bucks 4 games Baltimore Bullets 0 games.

  • Lee Travino named Athlete of the Year.

  • Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden.

  • January 17 at Super Bowl V in Miami, Baltimore beat Dallas 16-3.

  • 16 year old Chris Evert makes US Open deput  being defeated by Billie Jean King in the semi-finals. 

 
Misc. Entertainment of 1971
 

44th Annual Academy Awards:
Best Picture: The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda in Klute
Best Actor: Gene Hackman in The French Connection

Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Comedy: "All in the Family"(CBS)
Outstanding Drama: "The Senator-The Bold Ones" (NBC)

  • Bill Graham closes Filmore East.
  • Beatles announce they were splitting up.
  • Simone and Garfunkle split up.
  • Michael Jackson, 13, has his first Solo.

 

Top 10 Films

  1. The French Connection
  2. Dirty Harry
  3. A Clockwork Orange
  4. The Last Picture Show
  5. Klute
  6. Play Misty For Me
  7. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  8. Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory
  9. Harold and Maude
  10. Billy Jack

Top 10 Songs

  1. Stairway Heaven - Led Zeppelin
  2.  Imagine - John Lennon
  3. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
  4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
  5. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
  6. American Pie - Don McClean
  7. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
  8. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
  9. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
  10. Family Affair - Sly and The Family Stone

Top 10 Albums

  1. Jesus Christ Superstar - Soundtrack
  2. Tapestry - Carol King
  3. Ram - Paul and Linda McCartney
  4. Carpenters - Carpenters
  5. Mud Slam Slim and The Blue Horizon - James Taylor
  6. Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart
  7. Abraxas - Santana
  8. Aqua Lung - Jethro Tull
  9. Pearl - Janis Joplin
  10. Sticky Finger - Rolling Stones and Shaft - Issac Hayes

Top 10 TV Shows

  1. All in the Family
  2. The Flip Wilson Show (No suitable intros found)
  3. Marcus Welby, M.D.
  4. Gunsmoke
  5. ABC Movie of the Week
  6. Sanford & Son
  7. Manix (No intros found)
  8. Funny Face (No intros found)
  9. Adam 12
  10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Special Mention Song

Longer Boats - Cat Stevens