MultiEducator · The 20th Century Almanac
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1971
The 20th Century Almanac · The Seventies

1971

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

The Pentagon Papers exposed the government's Vietnam deceptions, Communist China took its UN seat from Taiwan, and a brutal war birthed Bangladesh from East Pakistan. The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18, Idi Amin seized Uganda, and The French Connection won Best Picture.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Nobel · Literature
World Series
No. 1 Song
Knock Three Times
Top TV
Academy · Actor

Major Events of 1971

3 events
India invades PakistanCommunist China joins the UN, replacing TaiwanIdi Amin siezes power in Uganda

Top Music of 1971

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. Knock Three Times Dawn
  2. One Bad Apple The Osmonds
  3. Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
  4. Just My Imagination The Temptations
  5. Joy to the World Three Dog Night
  6. Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones
  7. Want Ads The Honey Cone
  8. It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move Carole King
  9. Indian Reservation The Raiders
  10. You've Got A Friend James Taylor Click here to see the Grammy Award winners

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. Love Story
  2. Little Big Man
  3. Summer of '42
  4. Ryan's Daughter
  5. The Owl and t he Pussycat
  6. The Aristocats
  7. Carnal Knowledge
  8. Willard
  9. The Andromeda Strain
  10. Big Jake Click here to see the Academy Award winners