1971 in the United States

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1971
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the United States

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Events from the year 1971 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal Government

Events

January

January 25: Charles Manson is found guilty of murder

February

March

April

May

June

July

July 26–August 7: Apollo 15

August

September

October

November

November 15: The Intel 4004, the first commercially available microprocessor, is released

December

  • December 8 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the 7th Fleet to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.
  • December 10
  • December 11
  • December 18
  • December 22 – KUAC-TV in Fairbanks, Alaska launches, becoming the 49th state's first public television station.
  • December 23 – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer airs for the last time on NBC, as KENI-TV (now KTUU-TV) in Anchorage Alaska, KFAR-TV (now KATN, current ABC affiliate) in Fairbanks Alaska, KHON-TV (current Fox affiliate) in Honolulu, Hawaii and KUAM-TV in Guam air the special in prime time. It will move to CBS a year later. NBC's next airing of any special in the Rudolph franchise is the sequel, Rudolph Shines Again, which premiered on December 6, 2019 at 8 pm, 55 years to the day of the special's first broadcast on NBC. The special itself would return to NBC on November 26, 2020 at 2 pm, followed by its 2019 sequel at 3 pm. On June 12, 2021, in a surprise announcement, NBC confirmed Rudolph is officially returning to NBC beginning with the 2021 Holiday season.
  • December 25 – In the longest game in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 after 22 minutes, 40 seconds of sudden death overtime.

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

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