Timeline August 1971

Events in August 1971 13

• 1971 Apollo 15 Mission First mission with a Lunar Roving Vehicle David Scott and James Irwin drove the first Lunar Roving Vehicle across the Hadley-Apennine region of the Moon while Alfred Worden orbited overhead. The mission collected the largest sample of lunar material returned to that point. It was the first of NASA's extended-duration J missions.
• 1971 Howlin' Wolf records The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions With Clapton and the Stones Recorded with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.
• 1971 Paul McCartney forms Wings New band Forms Wings with Linda McCartney and Denny Laine.
• 1971 US Open 1971 Men: Stan Smith · Women: Billie Jean King
• 1971 Bob Dylan plays the Concert for Bangladesh With George Harrison A rare live appearance at Madison Square Garden at George Harrison's benefit.
• 1971 George Harrison organises the Concert for Bangladesh Madison Square Garden The first major charity rock concert.
• 1971 Ravi Shankar co-creates the Concert for Bangladesh With George Harrison His idea for a benefit for refugees.
• 1971 The Concert for Bangladesh Benefit concerts raise relief funds for Bangladeshi refugees George Harrison organized two benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden, featuring Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr, to raise money and awareness for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. It is widely regarded as the first large-scale benefit concert of its kind. The accompanying live album and film raised millions for humanitarian relief.
• 1971 Internment Introduced in Northern Ireland Operation Demetrius detains suspects without trial British and Northern Irish security forces launched Operation Demetrius, arresting and interning hundreds of suspected republican paramilitaries without trial. The operation, which overwhelmingly targeted the Catholic nationalist community, inflamed sectarian tensions and fueled recruitment for the IRA. It marked a significant escalation of the Troubles.
• 1971 – present Pete Sampras Pistol Pete Held the men's record of 14 Grand Slams for years; famous for his dominant serve-and-volley.
• 1971 The Who release Who's Next Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again Rescued from the abandoned Lifehouse project, with pioneering synthesizers.
• 1971 Nixon Shock Ends Gold Convertibility United States suspends the dollar's convertibility to gold President Richard Nixon unilaterally ended the convertibility of the US dollar into gold, effectively terminating the Bretton Woods international monetary system. The move, paired with a 90-day wage and price freeze, was intended to combat inflation and a worsening balance of payments. It ushered in the era of floating exchange rates that continues today.
• 1971 John Lennon moves to New York For good Settles in New York with Yoko Ono.