1971
Lunar Eclipse
U.S. Dollar is devalued for the second time in history
Harris Poll shows 60% of Americans are against the Vietnam War; South Vietnamese invade Laos
Bangladesh declares independence from Pakistan
George Harrison concert for Bangladesh
Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, FL
All in the Family debuts on TV; Ed Sullivan Show and Red Skelton Show have final episodes
Patton wins Best Picture and George C. Scott wins Best Actor at the 1971 Academy Awards
Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl
Nebraska goes 13-0 and wins 1971 NCAA Football Championship; Pat Sullivan wins Heisman trophy
Milwaukee Bucks defeat the Baltimore Bullets for NBA Championship
Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century
Canonero II wins Kentucky Derby and Preakness, but falters in the Belmont
Jack Nicklaus is PGA Tour winner with over $244,000
Lee Trevino and Evan Goolagong win AP Athletes of the Year
UCLA defeats Villanova for NCAA Basketball title
Apollo 14 completes 3rd successful lunar landing
Idi Amin becomes President of Uganda
Charles Manson found guilty of Tate/LaBianca murders
Jim Morrison of The Doors found dead in a bathtub
Michael Jackson, Age 13, first hit “Got to Be There”
B.F. Skinner’s work on Behaviorism
University of Michigan central campus library names Harlan Hatcher Library
First e-mail sent
James Bond in Diamonds are Forever
Andy Griffith Show/Mayberry RFD has last episode after 11 seasons, 327 episodes
1971 Michigan Football Team goes 11-0 during the 1971 Football Season
1971 in Television (1970-71 and 1971-1972 TV Schedule)
| 10-Jan-71 | Canterbury House | The Up/Brat |
| 28-Feb-71 | Bowen Fieldhouse | Rare Earth/Black Ensemble |
| 8-Mar-71 | New York | Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali for World Boxing Championship |
| 12-Mar-71 | Bowen Fieldhouse | Gordon Lightfoot |
| 12-Mar-71 | Hill Auditorium | Ike & Tina Turner |
| 16-Mar-71 | Grammy's | The Carpenters (Close to You), Simon & Garfunkel (Bridge over Troubled Waters), The Beatles (Let It Be), B.B. King (The Thrill is Gone), The Delfonics (Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time), Clarence Carter (Patches), Aretha Franklin (Don't Play That Song) and Dionne Warwick (Never Fall in Love Again) are winners at the Grammy's |
| 16-Apr-71 | Canterbury House | The Up/Brat/Layer/Spot |
| 17-Apr-71 | Hill Auditorium | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 23-Apr-71 | Washington, D.C. | 500,000 March on Washington, DC; 700 medals thrown on the Capitol steps from Vietnam veterans |
| 14-May-71 | Bowen Fieldhouse | Roberta Flack |
| 22-May-71 | Hill Auditorium | Bob Seger/Teegarden & Van Winkle |
| 3-Jul-71 | Paris, France | Jim Morrison of The Doors found dead |
| 1-Aug-71 | New York | George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organize Concert for Bangladesh |
| 5-Aug-71 | The Alley | Scott Richard Case, Brat, Savage Grace, MC5, Guardian Angel, Carnal Kitchen |
| 1-Sep-71 | Power Center | University of Michigan Power Center for Performing Arts Opens |
| 17-Sep-71 | Hill Auditorium | Muddy Waters/John Lee Hooker |
| 24-Sep-71 | Hill Auditorium | Mountain/Mylon |
| 1-Oct-71 | Orlando, Florida | Walt Disney World opens |
| 8-Oct-71 | Crisler Arena | B.B. King/Howlin Wolf |
| 15-Oct-71 | Bowen Fieldhouse | Poco |
| 16-Oct-71 | Bowen Fieldhouse | John Denver/Fat City |
| 28-Oct-71 | Hill Auditorium | Pink Floyd |
| 29-Oct-71 | Hill Auditorium | Parliament-Funkadelics |
| 30-Oct-71 | Hill Auditorium | Quicksilver Messenger Service/Catfish |
| 19-Nov-71 | Crisler Arena | Ike & Tina Turner |
| 20-Nov-71 | Crisler Arena | Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna |
| 1-Dec-71 | Ann Arbor | $5 Marijuana Fine Law passed |
| 10-Dec-71 | Crisler Arena | Free John Sinclair Benefit with John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Stevie Wonder/Bob Seger/Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen/CJQ/Joy of Cooking/Phil Ochs/David Peel/Roswell Rudd/Archie Schepp/Teegarden & Van Winkle/The Up |
| 13-Dec-71 | n/a | Michigan State Supreme Court votes to release John Sinclair from prison |
| 14-Dec-71 | Hill Auditorium | Grateful Dead/New Riders of the Purple Sage |