From the Vietnam war to the liberation of Bangladesh, 1971 was a year of turmoil around the world. Even so, people didn't shy away from having some fun.
From the Vietnam war to the liberation of Bangladesh, 1971 was a year of turmoil around the world. Even so, people in the US didn't shy away from speaking their minds and having some fun, and our allies across the pond enjoyed their royal family's peak.
Check out these 34 awesome photos of what the world looked like in 1971.
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Angie and David Bowie with their son Zowie, 1971.
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American soldier John Kerry, spokesman for the VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War), speaks to the press at an outdoor event in Washington D.C., April 21, 1971.
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Mini-skirt backlash: A young Parisian mother steps out in the stylish new Maxi Skirt.
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Queen Elizabeth II riding in the Trooping the Colour Parade in 1971.
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Gene Wilder (Wonka) talking with Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe) at his car on the studio lot during filming of “Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” 1971.
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2500-year celebration of the Persian Empire. Persepolis, Iran. October 1971.
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Ozzy and his first wife Thelma in 1971.
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Chris Evert at the 1971 US Open.
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Indian PM Indira Gandhi reviews Indian soldiers at the Red Fort following the decisive victory of the 1971 war
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Osama bin Laden (second from right) and his family during a visit to Sweden in 1971.
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A 7/11 convenience store in 1971.
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Anti-fascist demonstration, October 10th, 1971, Milan, Italy.
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Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Zeta Acosta at Caesar’s Palace, 1971.
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Plain clothes detective foils razor yielding thug in Glasgow, Scotland, 1971.
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"First day of senior year, 1971."
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Girl holding her baby brother at an event in Hyde Park, London 1971. Photograph by Leonard Freed.
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Larry King's mugshot, December 20, 1971. Arrested for failing to deliver $5K to New Orleans DA Jim Garrison to finance his investigation of the JFK assassination. All charges dropped against King.
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Richard Nixon meeting Indira Gandhi in 1971 following the liberation of Bangladesh.
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“Me and friends riding in the back of parent's station wagon. This is how we rolled in 1971.”
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Man on a pole at World Pole Sitting Championships, Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands, 9 August 1971.
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These boys were ejected from Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia for their long hair in 1971.
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Hippies in Kabul, August, 1971.
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High-rise installer on one of the largest bridges in the world, the Harbour Bridge, Sydney, 1971.The installer's name is Paul Hogan, in 15 years he will be known as "Crocodile" Dundee.
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A Vietnam veteran throws his war medal at the Capitol building in protest of the war. April 23, 1971.
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One of the last known shots of Jim Morrison. Paris 1971.
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Ann-Margret in Nevada, 1971. Picture by Douglas Kirkland.
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“My 7th birthday party, 1971.”
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The Twin Towers under construction. New York, 1971.
