1971 Clay Tablet
Mairi Moore – From the Brandywine School District Office for allowing me to scan several yearbooks and really getting this archive started. Unlike most of us, she has access to several yearbooks that were left behind within the confines of the Brandywine School District.Thank you Mairi
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1971 in Review
The Year in review:1971[Courtesy of Wikipedia]
World Events
January 12 – The landmark television sitcom All In The Family, starring Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS.
January 25 – In Los Angeles, Charles Manson and three female “Family” members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
February 8 – A new stock market index called the Nasdaq debuts.
February 9 – Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to become voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
February 28 – Evel Knievel sets a world record and jumps 19 cars.
March 8 – Boxer Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden.
March 28 – The Ed Sullivan Show airs its final episode.
April 5 – Mount Etna erupts in Sicily.
June 18 – Southwest Airlines, a low cost carrier, begins its first flights between Dallas, Houston, And San Antonio.
July 3 – Jim Morrison, leader of The Doors is found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France.
July 19 – The South Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,362 feet, making it the second tallest building in the world.
October 1 – Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
November 15 – Intel releases the world’s first microprocessor, the Intel 4004.
December 25 – In the longest game in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins beat the Kansas City Chiefs.
Celebrities Born/died in this Year
January 8 – Jason Giambi, American baseball player, born
January 9 – Elmer Flick, American baseball player, died (b. 1876)
January 10 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, died (b. 1883)
January 11 – Mary J. Blige, American singer, born
February 17 – Denise Richards, American actress, born
March 31 – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor, born
May 20 – Tony Stewart, American race car driver, born
June 22 – Kurt Warner, American football player, born
July 6 – Louis Armstrong, African-American jazz trumpeter (What A Wonderful World), died (b. 1901)
September 18 – Lance Armstrong, American bicyclist, born
Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress, born
Popular Songs of the Year
“My Sweet Lord” / “Isn’t It a Pity” – George Harrison
“Knock Three Times” – Dawn
“One Bad Apple” – The Osmonds
“Me and Bobby McGee” – Janis Joplin
“Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” – The Temptations
“Joy to the World” – Three Dog Night
“Brown Sugar” – The Rolling Stones
“Want Ads” – The Honey Cone
“It’s Too Late” / “I Feel the Earth Move” – Carole King
“Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” – The Raiders
“You’ve Got a Friend” – James Taylor
“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” – Bee Gees
“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” – Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
“Go Away Little Girl” – Donny Osmond
“Maggie May” / “Reason to Believe” – Rod Stewart
“Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” – Cher
“Theme from Shaft” – Isaac Hayes
“Family Affair” – Sly & the Family Stone
“Brand New Key” – Melanie
World Events
January 12 – The landmark television sitcom All In The Family, starring Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS.
January 25 – In Los Angeles, Charles Manson and three female “Family” members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
February 8 – A new stock market index called the Nasdaq debuts.
February 9 – Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to become voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
February 28 – Evel Knievel sets a world record and jumps 19 cars.
March 8 – Boxer Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden.
March 28 – The Ed Sullivan Show airs its final episode.
April 5 – Mount Etna erupts in Sicily.
June 18 – Southwest Airlines, a low cost carrier, begins its first flights between Dallas, Houston, And San Antonio.
July 3 – Jim Morrison, leader of The Doors is found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France.
July 19 – The South Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,362 feet, making it the second tallest building in the world.
October 1 – Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
November 15 – Intel releases the world’s first microprocessor, the Intel 4004.
December 25 – In the longest game in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins beat the Kansas City Chiefs.
Celebrities Born/died in this Year
January 8 – Jason Giambi, American baseball player, born
January 9 – Elmer Flick, American baseball player, died (b. 1876)
January 10 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, died (b. 1883)
January 11 – Mary J. Blige, American singer, born
February 17 – Denise Richards, American actress, born
March 31 – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor, born
May 20 – Tony Stewart, American race car driver, born
June 22 – Kurt Warner, American football player, born
July 6 – Louis Armstrong, African-American jazz trumpeter (What A Wonderful World), died (b. 1901)
September 18 – Lance Armstrong, American bicyclist, born
Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress, born
Popular Songs of the Year
“My Sweet Lord” / “Isn’t It a Pity” – George Harrison
“Knock Three Times” – Dawn
“One Bad Apple” – The Osmonds
“Me and Bobby McGee” – Janis Joplin
“Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” – The Temptations
“Joy to the World” – Three Dog Night
“Brown Sugar” – The Rolling Stones
“Want Ads” – The Honey Cone
“It’s Too Late” / “I Feel the Earth Move” – Carole King
“Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” – The Raiders
“You’ve Got a Friend” – James Taylor
“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” – Bee Gees
“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” – Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
“Go Away Little Girl” – Donny Osmond
“Maggie May” / “Reason to Believe” – Rod Stewart
“Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” – Cher
“Theme from Shaft” – Isaac Hayes
“Family Affair” – Sly & the Family Stone
“Brand New Key” – Melanie
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1971 Clay Tablet Image Index
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