1971

{{categoried}}{{clear}}
{{yearbox
| cp = 19th century
| c = 20th century
| cf = 21st century
| yp1 = 1968
| yp2 = 1969
| yp3 = 1970
| year = 1971
| ya1 = 1972
| ya2 = 1973
| ya3 = 1974
| stardates = from 1971.0, or [[reference stardate]] -1/71
| dp3 = 1940s
| dp2 = 1950s
| dp1 = 1960s
| d = 1970s
| dn1 = 1980s
| dn2 = 1990s
| dn3 = 2000s
}}
'''1971''' was, on [[Earth]]'s [[calendar]], the 72nd [[year]] of the [[20th century]], and the second year of the [[1970s]] [[decade]]. Although this was a [[time]] period before [[Human]] formulation of [[stardate]]s, this era begins with stardate 1971.0<ref name="STXIdates">{{m|TOS|{{dis1|Star Trek|2009}}}}.</ref> or [[reference stardate]] -1/71<ref name="FASA">''[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)]]''.</ref>.

==Events==
* [[Floppy disks]] are first introduced on [[Earth]].<ref name="A Test of Character">''[[TOS]]'' [[short story]]: "[[A Test of Character]]".</ref>
* '''[[November]]''' - In [[India]], a child named [[Khan Noonien Singh|Noonien]] is abducted by [[scientist]]s to use in an [[eugenics]] program. <ref name="Khan, Issue 1">{{c|TOS|Khan, Issue 1}}.</ref>
* [[Dhoraxi]] [[ambassador]] [[Xahd]] travels back in [[time]] and seeks to prevent the rise of the [[Federation]] by causing a nuclear war between the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]]. [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] manages to pursue Xahd back in time and with help from [[Gary Seven]] prevents Xahd's plan. <ref name="1971/4860.2">{{c|TOS|1971/4860.2}}.</ref>

==Appendices==
===References===
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===Stories===
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===Releases===
====January====
{{releases/011971}}

====February====
{{releases/021971}}

====March====
{{releases/031971}}

====April====
{{releases/041971}}

====May====
{{releases/051971}}

====June====
{{releases/061971}}
* '''5th''': The eighth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-first story arc]] is released.
* '''12th''': The ninth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-first story arc]] is released.
* '''19th''': The first installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc]] is released.
* '''26th''': The second installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc]] is released.

====July====
{{releases/071971}}
* '''3rd''': The third installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc]] is released.
* '''10th''': The fourth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-second story arc]] is released.
* '''17th''': The first installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc]] is released.
* '''24th''': The second installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc]] is released.
* '''31st''': The third installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-third story arc]] is released.
* ''TOS'' [[novelization]] [[anthology]]: '''''[[Star Trek 4]]''''', by [[James Blish]]

====August====
{{releases/081971}}

====September====
{{releases/091971}}
* '''4th''': The second installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc]] is released.
* '''11th''': The third installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc]] is released.
* '''18th''': The fourth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc]] is released.
* '''25th''': The fifth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-fourth story arc]] is released.

====October====
{{releases/101971}}
* '''2nd''': The first installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-fifth story arc]] is released.
* '''9th''': The second installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-fifth story arc]] is released.
* '''16th''': The first installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* '''23rd''': The second installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* '''30th''': The third installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.

====November====
{{releases/111971}}
* '''6th''': The fourth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* '''13th''': The fifth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* '''20th''': The sixth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* '''27th''': The seventh installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* ''TOS'' comic: #12 '''''[[The Flight of the Buccaneer]]''''', by Len Wein

====December====
{{releases/121971}}
* '''4th''': The eighth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* '''9th''': The ninth installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-sixth story arc]] is released.
* '''16th''': The first installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-seventh story arc]] is released.
* '''23rd''': The second installment of the [[UK comic strips, twenty-seventh story arc]] is released.

===External links===
* {{memoryalpha}}
* {{memoryalpha|1971 (production)|1971 (production)}}
* {{wikipedia}}

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[[category:1970s]]