President:
Richard M. Nixon

Vice President:
Spiro T. Agnew

Super Bowl
Dallas d. Miami (24-3)

World Series
Oakland A's d. Cincinnati (4-3)

NBA Championship
LA Lakers d. New York (4-1)

Stanley Cup
Boston d. NY Rangers (4-2)

Wimbledon
Women: Billie Jean King d. E. Goolagong
(6-3 6-3)
Men: Stan Smith d. I. Nastase
(4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5)

Kentucky Derby Champion
Riva Ridge

NCAA Basketball Championship
UCLA d. Florida St. (81-76)

NCAA Football Champions
USC (12-0-0)

Events
Time Inc. transmits HBO, the first pay cable network.
 
Women dominate the 1971 Grammy Awards, taking all four top categories. Carole King won Record, Album and Song of the Year, while Carly Simon takes the Best New Artist award.
 
The National Institute of Mental Health and the surgeon general issue a report that claims exposure to violence on television fosters aggression in children.
 
Gloria Steinem's Ms magazine debuts.
 
M*A*S*H premieres on CBS.
 
Atari introduces the arcade version of Pong, the first video game. The home version comes out in 1974.
 
Movies
The Godfather, Deliverance, Cabaret, Sleuth, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
 
Books
John Ashberry, Three Poems
 
John Gardner, The Sunlight Dialogues
 
Maxine Kumin, Up Country
 
James Merrill, Braving the Elements
 
Eudora Welty, The Optimist's Daughter