- January 20
- Birth of Thomas "Tom" Murray in Buffalo, New York, USA; rower (Olympics-1996). [1]
- January 22
- First commercial Boeing 747 flight (Pan Am), New York to London in 6.5 hours. [1]
- January 23
- Australia's first amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (from California). [1]
- US launches second generation weather satellite, ITOS 1. [1]
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- January 27
- American movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG". [1]
- February 4
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 5
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 11
- 26.37 cm (10.38 inches) of rainfall, Mount Washington, New Hampshire (state 24-hour record). [1]
- February 18
- US President Richard Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine". [1]
- February 21
- Jackson Five make TV debut on American Bandstand. [1]
- February 26
- National Public Radio incorporates as a non-profit corporation. [5]
- February 27
- New York Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance. [1]
- March 1
- End of US commercial whale hunting. [1]
- March 2
- American Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747. [1]
- US Supreme Court rules draft evaders can not be penalized after five years. [1]
- March 5
- Three SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th Steet in New York City, New York. [1]
- March 11
- 12th Grammy Awards: "Aquarius", Crosby Stills and Nash, Peggy Lee win. [1]
- March 13
- Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer. [1]
- March 17
- US casts their first United Nations Security Council veto (Support England). [1]
- March 18
- US mail service paralyzed by first major postal strike. [1]
- March 23
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- March 26
- 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945. [1]
- April 1
- US President Richard Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on beginning January 1, 1971. [1]
- April 2
- The 52nd Annual New York Automobile Show is held in New York, USA. Chevrolet unveils the experimental transverse mid-engined XP-882 Corvette prototype. Ford shows its Pantera, and American Motors shows its AMX/3, both mid-engine prototypes. [8]
- April 7
- 42nd Academy Awards - Midnight Cowboy, John Wayne and Maggie Smith win. [1]
- April 8
- US Senate rejects President Richard Nixon's nomination of Carswell to Supreme Court. [1]
- April 11
- Apollo 13, the third manned lunar landing mission, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise. [1] [129]
- April 13
- Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon. [1] [129]
- April 17
- Apollo 13 limps back safely to Earth. [1] [5] [129]
- April 19
- 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy and Applause win. [1]
- April 22
- First Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources; largest single protest in American history. [1] [5] [129] [248.45]
- New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller signs into law a package of revenue aids for New York City, including off-track betting. [86.170] [187.373]
- April 29
- 50,000 US and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia. [1]
- May 4
- US National Guard kills four protesting students (Jeffrey Miller, Sandy Scheuer, Allison Krause, William Schroeder) at Kent State University in Ohio. [1]
- May 5
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site. [1]
- May 8
- Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street. [1]
- May 9
- 100,000s in the USA demonstrate against Vietnam War. [1]
- Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers' union leader/president (CIO), dies in a jet crash. [1]
- May 12
- Harry A Blackmun is confirmed as a justice on the US Supreme Court. [1]
- Race riots in Augusta, Georgia, USA; six blacks killed (5 by police). [1]
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- May 14
- Police kill two students in racial disturbance (Jackson State University, Mississippi). [1]
- Harry A Blackmun appointed to the US Supreme Court. [1]
- May 15
- Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Mays named first female US generals. [1]
- May 20
- 100,000 march in New York supporting US policies in Vietnam. [1]
- May 21
- US National Guard mobilized to quell disturbances at Ohio State University. [1]
- June 7
- In Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York, the 22nd Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by David Frost (Los Angeles) and Danny Thomas (New York).
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Robert Young for Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Peter Ustinov for A Storm in Summer
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: William Windom for My World and Welcome to It
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Susan Hampshire for The Forsyte Saga
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Hope Lange for The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Patty Duke for My Sweet Charlie
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy: Michael Constantine for Room 222
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama: James Brolin for Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy: Karen Valentine for Room 222
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama: Gail Fisher for Mannix
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program: Peter Matz for episode "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" of The Kraft Music Hall
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety, Comedy or Music: Dwight Hemion for episode "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" of The Kraft Music Hall
- Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction: Leard Davis, Ed S. Hill, Richard Scovel, and Clive Bassett for "Appalachian Autumn" of CBS Playhouse
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Paul Bogart for "Shadow Game" of CBS Playhouse
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music: Peter Bellwood, Gary Belkin, Herbert Sargent, Thomas Meehan, and Judith Viorst for Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Richard Levinson and William Link for My Sweet Charlie
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series: Walter Strenge, for episode "Hello, Goodbye, Hello" of Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for News and Documentary Programming - Regularly Scheduled News Programs and Coverage of Special Events: Edward Winkle for the segment "Model Hippie" of The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Dramatic Program or Feature Length Film, a Single Program of a Series or a Special Program: Jan Scott and Earl Carlson for "Shadow Game" of CBS Playhouse
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series: Bill Mosher for episode "Sweet Smell of Failure" of Bracken's World
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for News and Documentary Programming - Regularly Scheduled News Programs and Coverage of Special Events: Michael C. Shugrue for the segment "High School Profile" of The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music: Joseph Cates, Martin Charnin, and Anne Bancroft for Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man
- Outstanding Variety or Musical Series: The David Frost Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Special Program: Pete Rugolo for The Challengers
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (In Its First Year Only): Morton Stevens for episode "A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!" of Hawaii Five-O
- Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material: Arnold Margolin and Charles Fox for Love, American Style
- Outstanding Achievement in News Documentary Programming - Individuals: Frederick Wiseman for Hospital
- Outstanding Achievement in News Documentary Programming - Programs: Hospital
- Outstanding Dramatic Series: Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Programs: Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
- Outstanding Dramatic Program: A Storm in Summer
- Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Programs: Sesame Street
- Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs: Today
- Outstanding Comedy Series: My World and Welcome to It
- Outstanding New Series: Room 222
- Outstanding Achievement in Choreography: Norman Maen for This Is Tom Jones
- Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming: Roone Arledge for ABC's Wide World of Sports
- Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals: Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss for music and lyrics for "This Way To Sesame Street" of Sesame Street, and Jon Stone, Jeff Moss, Ray Sipherd, Jerry Juhl, Dan Wilcox, Dave Connell, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart, and Virginia Schone for episode "Sally Sees Sesame Street" of Sesame Street
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television: Edward M. Abroms for My Sweet Charlie.
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- June 9
- Harry A Blackmun becomes a Supreme Court Justice. [1]
- June 11
- US leaves Wheelus Air Force Base Libya. [1]
- June 16
- Race riots in Miami, Florida. [1]
- June 22
- US President Richard Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18). [1]
- June 23
- Charles Rangel defeats Adam Clayton Powell in Democratic primary. [1]
- June 24
- US Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. [1]
- June 29
- US ends two month military offensive into Cambodia. [1]
- July 3
- 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival. [1]
- July 4
- 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA. [1]
- July 15
- The ABC TV network begins airing The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 60-minute comedy TV show in the USA. [179.901]
- July 17
- 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, New York City. [1]
- Ralph Baer demonstrates his television video game system to Magnavox. Despite a lack of interest from most Magnavox engineers, Bill Enders negotiates an exclusive license to manufacture and distribute the system, and sublicense Sanders Associates' patents on the technology. [9]
- July 29
- Six days of race rioting in Hartford, Connecticut. [1]
- August 3
- Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history. [1]
- August 7
- Four, including presiding judge, killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, California (Police charge Angela Davis provided weapons). [1]
- August 9
- Peruvian Airlines jet carrying 45 US exchange students explodes. [1]
- August 14
- City University of New York inaugurates open admissions. [1]
- August 24
- Bomb kills one at University of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison. [1]
- August 29
- Black Panthers confront police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (one policeman killed). [1]
- September 5
- Estimated 15 cm (6 inches) of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record). [1]
- September 11
- The Ford Pinto automobile is introduced. [5]
- September 13
- IBM announces System 370 computer. [1]
- September 22
- US President Richard Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses. [1]
- September 23
- Thomas Wolfe, director of the Office of Domestic Gold and Silver Operations, announces to the American Metal Market Forum in New York City that Treasury withdrew and melted 200 million ounces of silver dimes and quarters from circulation since July 1967. [433.9]
- September 30
- A fire at the Smithsonian Institution damages portions of the Hall of Monetary History and Medallic Art. [551.22]
- October 2
- Plane carrying Wichita State University football team crashes killing 30. [1]
- October 5
- PBS (Public Broadcasting System) becomes a television network in the USA. [5]
- October 26
- Doonesbury comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers. [1]
- October 28
- US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts. [1]
- November 7
- Race riots in Daytona Beach, Florida. [1]
- November 10
- General Motors signs a deal with holders of the Wankel patents for US$50 million. (In 1972, two Corvette test cars will be built with two-rotor and four-rotor engines.) [8]
- November 13
- US Vice President Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs". [1]
- November 14
- Marshall University football team wiped out in air crash at Kenova West, Virginia. [1]
- November 19
- Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark. [1]
- December 2
- American Environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus). [1]
- December 3
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 4
- Unemployment in US increases to 5.8 percent. [1]
- December 16
- New Jersey State Lottery begins sale of 50-cent tickets in a weekly lottery on a drawn 6-digit number. This is a big improvement over monthly and higher cost lotteries of New Hampshire and New York. [86.57] [187.388] (1971 [39])
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 17
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 18
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 21
- The American F-14 Tomcat military jet first flies. [5]
- December 23
- 7,511th performance of Agatha Christie's Mousetrap (record). [1]
- New York World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m). [1]
- December 24
- Buena Vista releases the animated feature film The Aristocats to theatres. It cost US$4 million to make. It is Disney's first animated feature film completed without Walt Disney. [6]
- December 27
- Hello, Dolly! closes at Saint James Theater in New York City after 2,844 performances. [1]
- December 31
- US President Richard Nixon signs the Bank Holding Act legislation creating the Eisenhower dollar coin, and removing the last silver from circulating coins (Kennedy half dollars). [1] [434.15] [443.20] [518.18]
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