At A Glance
15 July 1971 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 July 1971 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King.
- Top Film of 1971
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1971 was The French Connection.
- Bestselling Novel of 1971
- “Wheels” by Arthur Hailey was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1971.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “All in the Family” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1971–72 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 July 1971 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 15 July
- 1966 Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
- 1971 The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
- 1974 In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.
- 1975 Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
- 1979 U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
Famous people born on July 15
- Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
- Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
- Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
- Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)
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Events of 1971 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1971 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 12 – The landmark television sitcom All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS.
- March 30 – The first Starbucks coffee shop opens, in Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay, Seattle.
- May 1 – Amtrak begins inter-city rail passenger service in the United States.
Life in the US in 1971
President
Richard Nixon
Gas (per gallon)
$0.36
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Average House
$18,000
Weekly Wage
$145
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