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January
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» The Pittsburgh Steelers win
their first championship defeating the Minnesota Vikings 16-6 in SuperBowl IX |
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» Ted Turner purchases the
Atlanta Braves for $11Million |
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» The Whiz opens on Broadway |
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» The Edmund Fitzgerald, an
ore carrier sinks on Lake Superior during a storm sparking the Gordon Lightfoot song the
following year. |
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February
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» VHS & Beta are
introduced. |
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» Paul McCartney is fined for
growing marijuana |
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» Casey Stengel passes away. |
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» The Cher show debuts w/
guests Elton John, Flip Wilson and Bette Midler. |
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April
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» Jimmy Hoffa is last seen at
a Detroit restaurant. |
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» Tiger Woods is born. |
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» Viet Nam war ends with the
unconditional surrender of the South Vietnamese forces. |
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» The first woman climbs
Mount Everest. |
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May
|
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» The Philadelphia Flyers
defeat the Buffalo Sabres to win their 2nd Stanley Cup in the 6th game of the NHL finals. |
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» Milwaukee Brewer Hank Aaron
breaks Babe Ruth's RBI record driving in his 2210th run. |
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June
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» Microsoft is founded by
Bill Gates and Paul Allen. |
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» John Lennon makes his last
TV appearance to sing "Imagine" before retiring to be a house husband and raise
his son Sean. |
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» Nolan Ryan pitches his
fouth career no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. |
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» Lee Trevino and Bobby
Nichols are struck by lightning during the 2nd round of the Western Open in Chicago. |
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» Watergate co-conspirators
Haldeman and Erlichman are sentenced for their part in the cover-up. |
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» Two assasination attempts
are made on President Gerald Ford. |
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» Aristotle Onasis and Chiang
Kai-shek die. |
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July
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» Cher marries Greg Allman. |
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» The first US-USSR joint
space mission is launched linking Apollo 18 with Soyuz 19. |
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» Chech tennis player Martina
Navrotilova requests political asylum in the US |
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» At Wimbledoon, Arthur Ashe
defeats Jimmy Connors and Billie Jean King defeats Evon Goolagong. |
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» In the 'Thriller in
Manilla', Muhammed Ali defeats Joe Frazier by TKO after 14 grueling rouds. |
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October
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» Pope Paul VI proclaims
Elizabeth Anne Seton America's first native born saint. |
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» With one of the best
records in modern baseball, the Cincinnati Reds win the World Series. |
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» Frank Robinson becomes the
first black manager in major-league baseball. |
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» Patty Hearst is found. |
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» Saturday Nite Live debuts
on NBC with John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin with
George Carlin as the guest host. |
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» Good Morning America debuts
on ABC with host David Hartman. |
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» Andre Sahkarov wins the
Nobel Peace Prize. |
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December
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» With 24 seconds remaining,
Drew Pearson catches a 50 yard 'Hail Mary' touch down pass from Roger Staubach
giving the Cowboys a 17-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings. |
