1971

• Apollo 14 brings 100 pounds of moon rock back to earth for study.
   
• US trade embargo with The Peoples Republic of China is lifted after 20 years.
   
• USSR launches world’s first manned space station that orbits the earth for 23 days.

Moon rocks from Apollo

Other Facts from 1971

President: Richard M. Nixon     Average annual income $10,622 New car $3,560 Loaf of bread $0.25 Gallon of milk $1.17 Gallon of gas $0.40     Dow Jones Average  798 to 951

Songs From 1971

  “You’ve Got A Friend”
  “Me and Bobby McGee”
  “Joy To The World”