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On the date

Tuesday, January 12, 1971

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity

George Harrison

The must-have

Uno

On This Day

  • The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1971

  • You deserve a break today

Tech Check

Microprocessor (Intel 4004), Email & Soft Contact Lenses.

Cost of Living (1970)

Loaf of Bread

$0.25

Gallon of Gas

$0.36

Average Home

$17,000

New Car

$3,450

Time Elapsed

20,233 days ago

(55 years, 158 days)