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| TIME LINE 1971 | |||
| AUGUST | 1 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLEDESH IS HELD IN NEW YORK WITH GEORGE HARRISON, RAVI SHANKAR, ERIC CLAPTON, BILLY PRESTON, LEON RUSSELL, RINGO STARR, and BOB DYLAN | |
| 2 | THE CIA ADMITS TO KEEPING A COVERT ARMY IN LAOS OF 30,000 | ||
| 7 | APPOLLO 15 SPLASHES DOWN AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION TO MOON | ||
| 10 | THE 26th AMMENDMENT IS RATIFIED ALLOWING 18 YEAR-OLDS TO VOTE | ||
| 22 | TEXAS' CAMPBELL SOUP MANUFACTURER RECALLS CHICKEN SOUP FOR SUSPECTED BOTULIN | ||
| 25 | PRESIDENT NIXON ORDERS WAGE AND PRICE FREEZE | ||
| SEPTEMBER | 9 | GORDIE HOWE RETIRES FROM HOCKEY | |
| 9 | RIOT STARTS IN ATTICA STATE PRISON, PRISONERS HOLD 32 GUARDS HOSTAGE | ||
| 11 | THE UNMANNED SOVIET LUNAR PROBE "LUNA 18" CRASHES ON MOON ATTEMPTING TO LAND | ||
| 13 | 42 PRISONERS AND GUARDS DIE IN ATTICA PRISON RIOT | ||
| 15 | THE GREENPEACE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED | ||
| 18 | ISREAL AND EGYPT EXCHANGE FIRE OVER SUEZ CANAL, FIRST IN 13 MONTHS | ||
| 25 | US AEC ANNOUNCES ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVITY FROM NEVADA NUCLEAR TEST | ||
| OCTOBER | 1 | WALT DISNEY WORLD'S "THE MAGIC KINGDOM" OPENS IN ORLANDO FLORIDA | |
| 3 | "THE LAST PICTURE SHOW", ABOUT A TEXAS TOWN, IS RELEASED | ||
| 5 | BALTIMORE ORIOLES DEFEAT OAKLAND A's 5-3 for AL CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
| 6 | PITTSBURG PIRATES DEFEAT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 9-5 for NL CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
| 10 | LONDON BRIDGE IS MOVED TO ARIZONA | ||
| 12 | CONGRESS PASSES ERA AMMENDMENT | ||
| 12 | "JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR" OPENS IN NEW YORK | ||
| 17 | PIRATES BEAT ORIOLES TO WIN WORLD SERIES | ||
| NOVEMBER | 8 | VOTE TO APPROVE SCHOOL PRAYER FAILS, ELIMINATING PRAYER FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | |
| 8 | BOMBING RAIDS OVER NORTH VIETNAM ORDERED INCREASED | ||
| 12 | PHASE 2 OF NIXON'S ECONOMIC STABILIZATION BEGINS | ||
| 13 | AFTER A 247 MILLION MILE JOURNEY, MARINER 9 ORBITS MARS AND BEGINS PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSION | ||
| 24 | D. B. COOPER RANSOMS FLIGHT 305 FOR $200,000 AND PARACHUTES OVER THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS, HE IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN | ||
| 30 | LED ZEPPELIN's FOURTH ALBUM "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN" IS RELEASED | ||
| 30 | INTEL INTRODUCES ITS 4004 MICROPROCESSOR, THE PRECURSOR TO THE DESKTOP PCs | ||
| DECEMBER | 3 | "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE" OPENS | |
| 15 | THREE DOG NIGHT RELEASES THE HIT SINGLE "JOY TO THE WORLD" | ||
| 17 | "THE FRENCH CONNECTION" OPENS | ||
| 17 | "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER" WITH SEAN CONNERY OPENS | ||
| 17 | THE US DOLLAR GOES OFF THE GOLD STANDARD | ||
| 18 | NORTH VIETNAM CAPTURES THE PLAIN OF JARS IN LAOS | ||
| 22 | NIXON EXTENDS WAGE AND PRICE CONTROLS THROUGH APRIL '73 | ||
| 25 | DALLAS COWBOYS BEAT MINNISOTA VIKINGS 20-12 FOR NFL PLAYOFF | ||
| 28 | CRITICS VOTE "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE" BEST FILM FOR '71 | ||
| TIME LINE 1972 | |||
| JANUARY | 2 | DALLAS COWBOYS BEAT SAN FRANCISCO 49'rs 14-3 IN SECOND ROUND NFL PLAYOFFS | |
| 3 | DON McLEAN RECEIVES GOLD RECORD FOR "AMERICAN PIE" | ||
| 5 | FAA ANNOUNCES ALL AIRLINES MUST BEGIN SCREENING PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE BEFORE BOARDING DUE TO INCREASED TERRORISM WORLD-WIDE | ||
| 5 | NIXON ORDERS DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE SHUTTLE | ||
| 7 | PRESIDENT NIXON ANNOUNCES HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN | ||
| 12 | LOCAL BOTTLER RECALLS 3 MILLION CANS OF COCA-COLA FOR CONTAMINATION | ||
| 15 | JOE FRAISER KNOCKS OUT TERRY DANIELS FOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
| 16 | DALLAS COWBOYS BEAT MIAMI DOLPHINS 24-3 IN SUPERBOWL | ||
| 24 | NIXON PROPOSES BUDGET WITH LARGEST DEFICIT OF $25.5 BILLION | ||
| 30 | DEFENSE SECRETARY MELVIN LAIRD ANNOUNCES A HALT TO THE DRAFT UNTIL APRIL, IT WOULD NOT BEGIN AGAIN AND WAS EVENTUALLY ELIMINATED ALTHOUGH 18 YEAR-OLDS STILL REGISTER | ||
| 30 | THE "BLOODY SUNDAY MASSACRE" OCCURS IN NORTH IRELAND AS BRITISH TROOPS FIRE ON CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH | ||
| FEBRUARY | 2 | PIONEER 10 LAUNCHED TO JUPITER AND THEN OUT OF SOLAR SYSTEM WITH PLAQUE ALERTING OTHER SPECIES TO LIFE ON EARTH | |
| 2 | WINTER OLYMPICS BEGIN IN TOKYO | ||
| 3 | FCC ANNOUNCES STANDARDS FOR CABLE TV | ||
| 6 | US AIRLINES BEGIN SEARCHING PASSENGERS AND SCANNING LUGGAGE FOR TERRORISM | ||
| 14 | THE MUSICAL "GREASE" OPENS IN NEW YORK | ||
| 15 | US ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN MARSHALL RESIGNS TO RUN NIXON'S RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN | ||
| 17 | NIXON GOES TO CHINA, THE FIRST AMERICAN VISIT IN 22 YEARS | ||
| 28 | NIXON RETURNS FROM CHINA WITH TRADE AGREEMENTS | ||
| MARCH | 10 | VIETNAM WAR SPREADS TO CAMBODIA | |
| 15 | "THE GODFATHER" OPENS | ||
| 22 | "SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE" OPENS | ||
| 23 | THE FILM DOCUMENTARY "CONCERT FOR BANGLEDESH" WITH GEORGE HARRISON OPENS | ||
| 24 | BRITTAIN'S PRIME MINISTER HEATH SUSPENDS NORTHERN IRELAND'S PARLIAMENT AND BEGINS DIRECT RULE | ||
| 30 | NORTH VIETNAM LAUNCHES MAJOR ATTACK ACROSS DEMILITERIZED ZONE, THE LARGEST SINCE 1968 | ||
| APRIL | 1 | THE FIRST BASEBALL STRIKE BEGINS | |
| 3 | NIXON SIGNS LEGISLATION DEVALUATING THE US DOLLAR | ||
| 9 | JACK NICKLAUS WINS FOURTH MASTERS IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA | ||
| 10 | B-52 BOMBERS ARE ORDERED TO NORTH VIETNAM, THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1967 | ||
| 10 | US, RUSSIA, AND OVER 70 OTHER COUNTRIES SIGN AGREEMENT BANNING BIOLOGICAL WARFARE | ||
| 13 | CONGRESS PASSES LEGISLATION TO LIMIT THE PRESIDENT'S POWER TO WAGE WAR WITHOUT APPROVAL | ||
| 13 | FIRST BASEBALL STRIKE ENDS | ||
| 15 | FIRE BASE CHARLIE IN SOUTH VIETNAM FALLS TO NORTHERN INVADERS | ||
| 16 | APPOLLO 16 BLASTS OFF FOR THE MOON | ||
| 20 | SECRETARY OF STATE KISSINGER SECRETLY VISITS BREZHNEV IN MOSCOW | ||
| 25 | 22nd DIVISION ABANDONS TANCANH IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND RETREATS TO CAMBODIA, ALL TERRITORY EAST OF MEKONG RIVER AND CAMBODIAN BORDER NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE NORTH VIETNAMESE | ||
| 28 | "FRITZ THE CAT" BY RALPH BAKSHI AND ROBERT CRUMB OPENS | ||
| 29 | NORTH VIETNAMESE TAKE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NOW CONTROL ALMOST HALF OF SOUTH VIETNAM | ||
| MAY | 1 | MUHAMMED ALI BEATS GEORGE CHULO IN TUNE-UP FOR JOE FRAZIER HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT | |
| 2 | SECRETARY OF STATE KISSINGER MEETS SECRETLY WITH LE DOC THO OF NORTH VIETNAM TO DISCUSS PEACE TERMS | ||
| 4 | US AND VIETNAM CANCEL PEACE TALKS IN PARIS | ||
| 4 | "PLAY IT AGAIN SAM" WITH WOODY ALLEN OPENS | ||
| 6 | RIVA RIDGE WINS KENTUCKY DERBY | ||
| 7 | LA LAKERS BEAT NY KNICKS 114-100 FOR NBA TITLE | ||
| 8 | NIXON ORDERS MINES PLACED IN PORTS AND BLOCKADES AT SEA IN NORTH VIETNAM | ||
| 11 | BOSTON BRUINS BEAT NY RANGERS 3-0 TO WIN STANLEY CUP | ||
| 15 | US RETURNS OKINAWA TO JAPAN | ||
| 15 | GOV GEORGE WALLACE IS WOUNDED IN AN ASSASINATION ATTEMPT | ||
| 15 | TV SHOW "ALL IN THE FAMILY" WINS FOUR EMMYS | ||
| 25 | JOE FRAZIER KNOCKS OUT RON STANDER TO RETAIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE | ||
| 26 | NIXON AND SOVIET PREMIER BREZHNEV SIGN PACT LIMITING OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE WEAPONS, PART OF "SALT" TALKS | ||
| 27 | MARK DONAHUE WINS THE INDY 500 DRIVING A SUNOCO SPONSERED McLAREN | ||
| JUNE | 10 | B-52s BOMB HYDROELECTRIC PLANT AT NORTH VIETNAM CAPITAL OF HANOI | |
| 17 | FIVE MEN ARE ARRESTED BREAKING IN TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AT THE WATERGATE HOTEL | ||
| 18 | JACK NICKLAUS WINS US OPEN | ||
| 19 | FBI BEGINS WATERGATE INVESTIGATION AFTER BURGLERS ARE TIED TO NIXON'S SPECIAL COUNCIL AND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER, JOHN MITCHELL | ||
| 21 | HITCHCOCK'S "FRENZY" OPENS | ||
| 22 | NORTH VIETNAM LAUNCHES HEAVY ATTACK ON MYCHANH IN SOUTH VIETNAM | ||
| 22 | HURRICANE AGNES HITS THE US EAST COAST | ||
| 23 | FLORIDA, MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, AND VIRGINIA DECLARED DISASTER AREAS DUE TO HURRICANE AGNES | ||
| 24 | US BOMBERS DESTROY NORTH VIETNAM'S ONLY STEEL MILL, BOMB RIVER DYKES | ||
| 25 | GEORGE McGOVERN COLLECTS ENOUGH VOTES TO ASSURE HIS DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION | ||
| 29 | "THE CANDIDATE" WITH ROBERT REDFORD OPENS | ||