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1971 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the ...
Events from the year 1971 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Richard Nixon (R-California) Vice President: Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland)
The Nixon shock was the effect of a series of economic measures, including wage and price freezes, surcharges on imports, and the unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the United States dollar to gold, taken by United States president Richard Nixon on 15 August 1971 in response to increasing inflation.
1971 – The landmark situation comedy, All in the Family, premieres on CBS. 1971 – The 26th Amendment is ratified, allowing 18-year-olds to vote. 1971 – In New York Times Co. v. United States, the Supreme Court rules that the Pentagon Papers may be published, rejecting government injunctions as unconstitutional prior restraint.
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1971 in the United States by state or territory (55 C) 1971 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1971 disestablishments in the United States (41 C, 19 P)
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January 1971 events in the United States (1 C, 9 P) February 1971 events in the United States (1 C, 7 P) March 1971 events in the United States (1 C, 2 P)