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1971

INTERNET EVENTS

• The ARPANET added additional hosts/nodes to make a grand total of 15 hosts/nodes.

• These were added in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois.

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CURRENT EVENTS

• NASA and the Soviets send probes to Mars.

• Floppy disks were invented.

• January: CBS television introduces "All in the Family."

• CAT scanning was introduced

• First class postal rates for a one-ounce, first class letter increase to 8 cents.

• April: The Supreme Court upholds bussing of school children to achieve a racial balance

• President Nixon imposes a 90-day freeze on wages & prices to combat inflation.

• Boomers can now vote in federal elections as the voting age is lowered from 21 to 18.

• A bloody riot at Attica prison in New York kills 43.

• "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens on Broadway.

• The Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series.

• Cigarette advertising is now banned on television and radio.

• Disney World opens outside of Orlando, Florida.

• The Academy award for Best Picture goes to "The French Connection."

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