JANUARY 5, 1971

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1971 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1971
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $207,777 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$1.75
Median Home Price$25,960.00
Gas Price Avg$0.45
Bread Price Avg$0.27
Movie Ticket Avg$1.67
First Class Stamp$0.07
Milk Price Avg$1.35
Top Movies From 1971
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1 Billy Jack
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Billy Jack
2 Fiddler on the Roof
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Fiddler on the Roof
3 Diamonds Are Forever
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Diamonds Are Forever
4 The French Connection
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The French Connection
5 Summer of '42
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Summer of '42
6 Dirty Harry
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Dirty Harry
7 A Clockwork Orange
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A Clockwork Orange
8 The Last Picture Show
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The Last Picture Show
9 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
10 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Pound
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Pound
The Aristocats
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The Aristocats
Gimme Shelter
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Gimme Shelter
Love Story
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Love Story
Husbands
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Husbands
Harvey Swings
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Harvey Swings
Breakout
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Breakout
Dropout
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Dropout

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Television from this era Β· January 5, 1971
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Bonanza poster
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Bonanza
Bewitched poster
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Bewitched
Adam-12 poster
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Adam-12
Lassie poster
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Lassie
Mannix poster
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Mannix
Great Performances poster
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Great Performances
Tony Awards poster
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Tony Awards

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January 5, 1971

On January 5, 1971, significant personal and geopolitical events made headlines. Susan Eisenhower, the granddaughter of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, announced her upcoming wedding on Friday, capturing public interest due...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 1971

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 Microprocessor (Intel 4004)
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Microprocessor (Intel 4004)
2 Email System
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Email System
3 Floppy Disk
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Floppy Disk
4 Computerized Tomography Scanner
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Computerized Tomography Scanner
5 Video Game Arcade Machine
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Video Game Arcade Machine
6 Packet Radio Networking
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Packet Radio Networking
7 Automated Teller Machine Deployment
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Automated Teller Machine Deployment
8 Space Station Concept
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Space Station Concept
9 Electric Fuel Injection Refinement
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Electric Fuel Injection Refinement
10 Digital Watch
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Digital Watch

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From January 5, 1971

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  • Headline: Susan Eisenhower's Upcoming Wedding. Impact: Susan Eisenhower's wedding sparked a chain reaction of political marriages, ultimately leading to an annual 'Political Wedding of the Year' award, which has now become the Super Bowl of political family trees. Fact: Did you know that Susan's wedding was so well-publicized that it inspired a series of romantic comedies about political love? Spoiler: They all ended in 'it was just a publicity stunt.'.
  • Headline: Transfer of Green Beret Camps in Vietnam. Impact: The transfer of Green Beret camps resulted in a butterfly effect where the phrase 'Green Beret' became synonymous with any dude in a hat, leading to a rise in hat-related sales and a confusing trend in fashion. Fact: Fun fact: The Green Berets have a secret recipe for the perfect army stew that they claim can solve any international crisis. Spoiler: It involves a lot of beans.
  • Headline: BRITISH RESERVES HIT A 3‐YEAR HIGH. Impact: The British reserves hitting a three-year high led to an unexpected rise in British confidence, resulting in more tea parties than ever, which ultimately changed the course of history by making tea the official drink of diplomacy. Fact: Did you know that the British actually consider tea to be a food group? It’s crucial for their '5 cups a day' diet!.
  • Headline: Signet Inadvertently Pays Double Dividend to Holders. Impact: Signet Corp's double dividend blunder sent shockwaves through Wall Street, sparking a series of financial memes that would later lead to the creation of an annual 'Accidental Millionaire' awards ceremony. Fact: Did you know that the only thing worse than accidentally paying double dividends is accidentally liking your ex's post from 2008? At least Signet got a do-over!.
  • Headline: Curtains on Broadway Go Up at 7:30. Impact: The change in Broadway curtain times led to a wave of latecomers becoming the new norm. Audiences now think arriving 30 minutes late is fashionable, which has baffled theatergoers for decades. Fact: Did you know that Broadway is actually just a front for an annual contest to see how many people can miss the first act and still claim they saw the whole show?.
  • Headline: Veteran Tells of Spying on Youth Group. Impact: The former military spy spying on a youth group sparked a nationwide panic about youth activism, leading to the infamous 'Don't Trust Your Kids' movement, which ironically led to more rebellious youth. Fact: Did you know that spying on youth groups is now considered a rite of passage for any paranoid parent? It's all the rage!.
  • Headline: President Predicts Gains In Econotny for'71 and'72. Impact: Nixon's prediction about economic gains resulted in a massive surge of optimism that led to the 'go-go' era of the 70s, where everyone believed they could invest in stocks and become millionaires overnightβ€”spoiler alert: they didn't. Fact: Did you know that Nixon's 'greatest achievement' was actually just a really long game of Monopoly? He never did pass Go, though.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
INTC
Intel
Price in 1971
$0.18
Stored value
$199,890

Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1971, it would be worth $199,890 today (199.9x return)

Rank #2
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1971
$0.35
Stored value
$590,335

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1971, it would be worth $590,335 today (590.3x return)

Rank #3
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1971
$0.39
Stored value
$373,578

Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1971, it would be worth $373,578 today (373.6x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Green Lantern #85
Green Lantern #85
$250
Amazing Spider-Man #96
Amazing Spider-Man #96
$400
Green Lantern #87
Green Lantern #87
$600
House of Secrets #92
House of Secrets #92
$1,200
Savage Tales #1
Savage Tales #1
$300
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Weebles
Weebles
$75.00
Lawn Darts (Jarts)
Lawn Darts (Jarts)
$250.00
Nerf Football
Nerf Football
$900.00
Mastermind
Mastermind
$150.00
Magic Rocks
Magic Rocks
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Topps Baseball #513 Pete Rose
Topps Baseball #513 Pete Rose
$250
Topps Baseball #118 Thurman Munson
Topps Baseball #118 Thurman Munson
$199,999
Topps Basketball #55 Lew Alcindor
Topps Basketball #55 Lew Alcindor
$3,250
Topps Football #156 Terry Bradshaw
Topps Football #156 Terry Bradshaw
$1,500
Topps Baseball #341 Steve Garvey Rookie
Topps Baseball #341 Steve Garvey Rookie
$2,000