Time Capsule: 1971

News & Economy

President: Richard M. Nixon
Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew

Population: 207,660,677
Life expectancy: 71.1 years

Dow-Jones High: 950
Dow-Jones Low: 790

Cost of a new home: $28,300.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $9,028.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.08
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.36
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.53
Cost of a gallon of milk: $1.18

News Headlines

Priest Danial Berrigan Is Charged With Conspiracy to Kidnap Henry Kissinger  

Apollo XIV Lands On Moon 

Charles Manson and His Cult Members Sentenced To Death 

Lieutenant William Calley Is Found Guilty In My Lai Massacre 

Supreme Court Upholds Busing For Desegregation 

Prisoners Riot At Attica 10 Hostages and 39 Convicts Die 

Joe Frazier Beats Muhammad Ali in 15 Rounds, Each Receive 3.5 Million 

Mount Etna Erupts After 43 Years

26th Amendment is passed lowering voting age to 18

Music

Billboard Top 10
1. Joy To The World - Three Dog Night 
2. Maggie May - Rod Stewart 
3. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds 
4. Family Affair - Sly And The Family Stone 
5. Knock Three Times - Dawn 
6. Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves - Cher 
7. Indian Reservation - Paul Revere/The Raiders 
8. Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose 
9. Black Magic Woman - Santana 
10. Draggin' The Line - Tommy James

Top Albums
• All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 
• Jesus Christ Superstar - conbination of artists 
• Pearl - Janis Joplin 
• Santana - Santana 
• Tapestry - Carole King

Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: 
Tapestry, Carole King
Best New Artist: Carly Simon
Best Pop Duo or Group: 
Carpenters, Carpenters
Best Pop Female Vocal: 
Tapestry, Carole King
Best Pop Male Vocal: 
“You've Got a Friend,” James Taylor
Record of the Year:
“It's Too Late,” Carole King
Song of the Year: 
“You've Got a Friend”  

Movies

Top 4 Movie Money Makers
Billy Jack-$98,000,000 
Diamonds Are Forever -$43,800,000 
Carnal Knowledge-$28,623,900 
Willard-$19,216,000 

Academy Awards

Best Actor: Gene Hackman: The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda: Klute
Best Director: William Friedkin: The French Connection
Best Picture: The French Connection
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson: The Last Picture Show
Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman: The Last Picture Show

Television

Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. All in the Family
2. The Flip Wilson Show
3. Marcus Welby M.D.
4. Gunsmoke
5. ABC Movie of the Week
6. Sanford and Son
7. Mannix
8. Funny Face
9. Adam 12
10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Emmy Awards

Drama...
Best Drama - Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R (PBS)
Best Actor - Peter Falk, NBC Mystery Movie: Columbo
Best Actress - Glenda Jackson, Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R

Comedy...
Best Comedy - All in the Family (CBS)
Best Actor - Carroll O'Connor, All in the Family
Best Actress - Jean Stapleton, All in the Family

Sports

Football
Superbowl VI:
Dallas 24 - Miami 3
Pro MVP:
Alan Page, Minnesota, DT & Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB

College Football Champion:
Nebraska
Heisman Trophy:
Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB

Basketball

NBA Championship:
Milwaukee over Baltimore Bullets 4-0
NBA MVP:
Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee

NCAA National Champions:
UCLA 29-1

Baseball
World Series Champs:
Pittsburgh over Baltimore 4-3
National League
MVP: Joe Torre, St.L
Rookie of the Year: Earl Williams, Atl
American League
MVP: Vida Blue, Oak
Rookie of the Year: Chris Chambliss, Cle

Odds 'N Ends

Priest Daniel Berrrigan is charged with conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger 

Nixon ends 21 year trade embargo with China 

Median age at first marriage is 23.2 for males and 20.8 for females 

Stanly Kubrick's "Clockwork Orange" opens at theaters 

Dirty Harry starring Clint Eastwood is a movie hit 

John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is a top single record 

"Santana" by Santana is a top selling album 

The "Exorcist" (William Peter Blatty) is a best seller book 

Alan Sheperad, Allen Rosa, and Edgar Mitchell explore the moons surface 

"Computer on a chip" (Microprocessor) is introduced by Intel  

Diana Ross begins a solo career 

Barbers change over to "Hair stylist" 

Cigarette advertising is banned from TV 

Look Magazine closes down publication 

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