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1971 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.
Kofi Awoonor – This Earth, My Brother; Denys Val Baker – The Face in the Mirror; Nanni Balestrini – Vogliamo tutto (We Want Everything) John Bingham – Vulture in the Sun; William Peter Blatty – The Exorcist; Richard Brautigan – Revenge of the Lawn; Charles Bukowski – Post Office; Albert Camus (died 1960) – A Happy Death (La Mort ...
People protesting against the Iraq War, 2008 "Make love, not war" is an anti-war slogan commonly associated with the American counterculture of the 1960s. It was used primarily by those who were opposed to the Vietnam War, but has been invoked in other anti-war contexts since, around the world.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Arab–Israeli conflict (Early 20th century–present) Egyptian military vehicles crossing the Suez Canal on October 7, 1973, during the Yom Kippur War. Yom Kippur War (1973) – the war was launched by Egypt and Syria against Israel in October 1973 to recover territories lost by the Arabs in the 1967 conflict. The ...
Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays is a collection of essays and reportage by the author, journalist, and literary critic Christopher Hitchens.The title of the book is explained in the introduction, which informs the reader that "an antique saying has it that a man's life is incomplete unless or until he has tasted love, poverty, and war."
The 1971 May Day protests against the Vietnam War were a series of large-scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., protesting the United States' continuing involvement in the Vietnam War. The protests began on Monday morning, May 3 and ended on May 5.
Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration in Washington, DC April 24, 1971. After the last veteran had thrown his medals, "fourteen Navy and Distinguished Service Crosses, one hundred Silver Stars, and more than a thousand Purple Hearts lay on the ground." [4]: p.115 Many of the veterans felt immense relief. It "was the defining moment of my life ...
"Since 1994, when she abandoned traditional talk-show fare for more edifying content, and 1998, when she began 'Change Your Life TV', Oprah's most significant role has become that of a spiritual leader. To her audience of more than 22 million mostly female viewers, she has become a postmodern priestess—an icon of church-free spirituality."