April 20, 1971
Gas cost $0.36 a gallon in the spring of 1971, and the Dow Jones stood at 890 — the United States was also watching Communist China successfully orbit its second satellite, marking another milestone in the expanding space race beyond just the two superpowers. On American radio, Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World" sat at number one, while television audiences were tuning into the new Emmy-winning comedy "All in the Family," which had just premiered on CBS. On the basketball court, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Baltimore Bullets to claim the NBA championship, the same spring that NASA launched Mariner 9 toward Mars, setting it on course to become the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 20, 1971
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 20, 1971
Hopes Thin For The Millions Adrift Across Indochina
World Events — April 1971
Time Person of the Year — 1971
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 20, 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 — April 20, 1971
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 20, 1971
On the field
Sports Champions — April 20, 1971
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