December 12, 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 — December 12, 1971
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 12, 1971
Hussein Calls Arabs Unfit Fora War With Israel Now
Sadat Says Soviet Will Retain Use Of Bases In Egypt
Mrs. Gandhi Writes President: U.S. Could Have Averted War
World Events — December 1971
Time Person of the Year — 1971
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 12, 1971
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1971–72 Season
Emmy Winners — 1971
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 12, 1971
Ebert 4-Star Films — December 12, 1971
On the field
Sports Champions — December 12, 1971
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