February 26, 1971
By the winter of 1971, Nixon was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.60/hr — the U.S. military presence in Southeast Asia was deepening, with officials openly discussing a possible ground invasion of Laos as American forces continued operations across the region. On television, "All in the Family" had just debuted on CBS, introducing Carroll O'Connor's Archie Bunker to American living rooms, while George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity" was holding at number one on the charts. The Pittsburgh Pirates had won the 1971 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles that fall, and halfway around the world, Egypt's Aswan High Dam officially opened on January 15, a massive engineering project decades in the making that would reshape the flow of the Nile and the lives of millions.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — February 26, 1971
NY Times Headlines — Week of February 26, 1971
Soviet Scores His Vietnam Plan
Democrats Say President Indicates An Endless War
U.S. Moves Tanks To Seal Frontier To Enemy In Laos
Saigon Bolsters Its Force In Laos
Communist China Orbits 2d Satellite
World Events — February 1971
Time Person of the Year — 1971
On the radio
Billboard Charts — February 26, 1971
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1970–71 Season
Emmy Winners — 1971
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — February 26, 1971
Ebert 4-Star Films — February 26, 1971
On the field
Sports Champions — February 26, 1971
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