At A Glance

22 January 1971 at a glance

Day of the week
22 January 1971 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity” by George Harrison.
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 22 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 January 1971 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 January 1971 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 22 January

  • 1970 The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
  • 1971 The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
  • 1973 The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022.
  • 1973 The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission.
  • 1973 In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr..

Famous people born on January 22

  • Caitlin Clark, American basketball player (born 2002)
  • Diane Lane, American actress (born 1965)
  • Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (1960–1997)
  • Gabriel Macht, American actor (born 1972)

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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.
More events of 1971 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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