George Carlin's 71 years encompassed much more than 'Seven Dirty Words'

1937: Born in Bronx, N.Y. Drops out of school at 14, eventually joins the Air Force as a radar technician.

1959: Spends three months working at a radio station in Boston before moving to Fort Worth, where he works as a DJ.

1960: Launches nightclub comedy career with Jack Burns, a Texas newscaster.

1961: Begins solo stand-up with an appearance on The Tonight Show.

1965: Makes the first of 29 appearances on The Merv Griffin Show.

1967-70: Makes 80 major TV appearances and becomes a regular at top nightclubs.

1970s: Grows a beard, joins the counterculture and begins using drugs.

1971: Records breakthrough album FM & AM, which goes gold, wins a Grammy.

1972: Arrested for disturbing the peace after performing "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Radio or Television" in Milwaukee.

1973: A radio broadcast of album track Filthy Words is reported to the Federal ...