50 years of Living Western Brought to you by Cavender’s: 1971
Phyllis George of Denton, Texas wins Miss America Pageant- The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified
- Texas Instruments releases the first pocket calculator
- Dodge Charger is $3,579 and uses a lot of 40 cents/gallon gas
- Seeking younger, more urban viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming including The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres and Hee Haw; the shows survive in syndication
- George Strait enlists in the United States Army. While stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii as a part of the 25th Infantry Division, Strait began performing with a U.S. Army-sponsored band, “Rambling Country“. Strait was honorably discharged from the Army in 1975
- Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ by Charlie Pride tops the country charts
Phyllis George; Credit – Miss America Organization
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1971 Dodge Charger; Credit – Wiki Commons
George Strait; Credit – Wiki Commons