January 1st, 1971, was a Friday. It was day 1 of 1971. The decade was the 1970s.
50 years, 6 months and 23 days have passed since January 1st, 1971.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
What happened on January 1st, 1971?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 1st, 1971.
The movie "Love Story" was at the top of the box office on January 1st, 1971.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is January 1st, 1971 and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
It's New Years Day, the official start of the year 1971. A lot of people are relaxing at home. Others are nursing hangovers from the night before. In America, the song My Sweet Lord by George Harrison is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Hear You Knocking by Dave Edmunds is the number one hit song.
Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and the movie Love Story is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Edward Heath is the current Prime Minister. In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s is still popular. Clothing items such as tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, midi skirts, gauchos and Mexican blouses are being worn by women. Meanwhile, men are wearing dark satin shirts, ethnic-looking tunics, bell bottom jeans, tweed sports jackets and turtlenecks.
It's 1971, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as George Harrison, John Lennon, Rod Stewart, Lynn Anderson, The Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night, Carole King and The Osmonds. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Dark Shadows", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Brady Bunch" and "The Flip Wilson Show". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Heckle and Jeckle", "My Three Sons", "The Bugs Bunny Show" and "Underdog".
If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Suzy Homemaker, Frisbee, G.I. Joe Adventure Team and VertiBird (toy helicopter).
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Around this time, the smiley face and phrases such as "Have a nice day!" and "Have a happy day!" were being plastered onto t-shirts, mugs and badges.
In the early 1970s, bell-bottoms started to take off in popularity.
During 1971, the war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, the US was beginning to wind down its presence in the country. Between 1970 and 1971, the number of US troops in Vietnam fell from 334,600 to 156,800.
The best NBA players in 1971 were Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), John Havlicek, Billy Cunningham, Jerry West and Dave Bing.
In 1971, the best soccer players were Johan Cruyff, Sandro Mazzola, George Best, Günter Netzer, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Josip Skoblar, Martin Chivers, Piet Keizer, Bobby Moore and Ferenc Bene.
"The French Connection" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1971.
"You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor & Carole King won a Grammy for 1971's Song of the Year.
Movies released in 1971 included Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, Dirty Harry, Diamonds Are Forever, Billy Jack, Summer of '42, The Last Picture Show, Carnal Knowledge, A Clockwork Orange, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Harold and Maude, Klute and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
U.S. President Richard Nixon was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1971.
The Billboard Charts in 1971 were dominated by the likes of Dawn, Three Dog Night, Rod Stewart, The Bee Gees, Carole King, Melanie, The Osmonds, The Temptations, The Raiders, Isaac Hayes, Donny Osmond and Cher.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the hippie counterculture was at its height in popularity. The movement, which sprung up in opposition to the Vietnam War, was centered around peace, psychedelic music, sexual liberation, bright colors and drugs such as LSD and marijuana.
In the late 1960s, sales of lava lamps took off. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the afro hairstyle was at its peak in popularity. Public figures such as Angela Davis, Pam Grier, Jimi Hendrix and the Jackson 5 were among those who sported the style.
Around this period, color television was continuing to rise in popularity. However, black-and-white TV sets were still the most-purchased.
During this period, push-button telephones started to replace the older rotary style landlines.
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1971.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out January 1st, 1977 instead.
Celebrities, historical figures and other notable people who were born on January 1st.
The first Director of the FBI. Deceased
Born on January 1st, 1895
He turned 76 on this day in 1971.
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Born on January 1st, 1958
He turned 13 on this day in 1971.
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 1st of January.
Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on January 1st, 1971.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on January 1st, 1971.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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