January 1 Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin January 1 NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead) January 1 World Population Year begins January 2 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon January 2 Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres January 3 Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain January 3 Burma accepts its constitution January 3 Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London January 3 Miguel Pinero's "Short Eyes," premieres in New York City January 3 New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager January 4 Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee January 5 Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother" January 6 "CBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio January 6 England begins 3 day work week during mine strike January 7 Dutch rations gasoline January 8 E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in New York City January 8 Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London January 8 Loch Ness Monster photographed January 8 Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York January 11 ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style" January 12 "Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1 January 12 Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic" January 13 Superbowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston Superbowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB January 14 World Football League founded January 15 24th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 134-123 at Seattle January 15 Expert panel reports 18 -m gap in Watergate tape, 5 separate erasures January 15 "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC January 16 "Jaws" by Peter Benchley is published January 16 L A Landslide kills 9, Canyonville, Oregon January 16 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame January 17 Styne, Comdem and Green's musical "Lorelei," premieres in New York City January 18 "$6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV January 18 Israel and Egypt sign weapons accord January 19 Belgium government of Leburton falls January 19 Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak January 20 4th NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-13 January 20 7th ABA All-Star Game: East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia January 20 A college basketball game ends 210-67 January 20 Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball January 21 Gold hits record $161.31/silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London January 23 1st edition of women's magazine "Story" January 25 Bulent Ecevit forms government in Turkey January 25 Christian Barnard transplants 1st human heart without removal of old January 25 Ray Kroc, CEO of McDonald's, buys San Diego Padres for $12 million January 27 "Lorelei" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 320 performances January 28 Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame January 29 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago January 30 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. January 31 McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres February 1 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV February 2 Barbra Striesand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were" February 2 Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary" February 2 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641) February 3 "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 65 performances February 3 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational February 4 Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands February 4 Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2 months February 4 Gas rationing ends in Netherlands February 4 Patricia Hearst (19) kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army February 5 British mine strike February 5 Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win February 5 Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph February 5 Patty Hearst kidnapped February 5 U.S. Mariner 10 returns 1st close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure February 6 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0 February 6 Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis February 6 U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon February 7 Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) February 7 Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters February 8 "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV February 8 Ringo releases "You're 16" February 8 Skylab 4's astronauts land February 8 Soap opera "Secret Storm" ends a 20 year run February 9 "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41 February 9 "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24 February 9 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill February 9 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr February 10 Gail Denenber wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic February 10 "Gigi" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 103 performances February 10 Iran/Iraqi border fight breaks out February 10 Judy Ikenberry wins 1st U.S. women's marathon (2:55:17) February 10 Silver futures hit record $4.81 an ounce in London February 11 1st baseball arbitration Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins, Twins offered $23,000 February 11 Dick Woodson is 1st of 48 to invoke baseball's new arbitration rule February 11 Titan-Centaur Test launch fails February 13 Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from U.S.S.R. February 13 James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame February 13 "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City February 17 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt February 17 Carol Mann wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic February 18 NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km) February 18 U.S. ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan present $2,046,700,000 check February 20 Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono February 20 Gordie Howe comes out of retirement for $1M from Houston Aeros, WHA February 21 Israeli forces leave western Suez February 21 Silver hits record $5.96 an ounce in London February 21 Yugoslavia adopts constitution February 22 Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators February 23 Patty Hearst, daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst, kidnapped by SLA February 23 Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Confessions of an Orth" February 24 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater February 24 Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh February 25 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975 February 26 Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris February 27 "People" magazine begins sales February 27 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 28 Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms February 28 Labour Party wins British parliamentary election February 28 Taiwan police shoots into crowd February 28 U.S. and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years March 1 George Harrison announces his concert tour of U.S. in November March 1 Ian and Greg Chappell make 264 partnership vs. New Zealand cricket at Wellington March 1 Watergate grand jury indicts 7 presidential aides March 2 16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly, Bette Midler wins March 2 1st class postage raised to 10 cents from 8 cents March 2 Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up March 2 Greg Chappell makes 247* vs. New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six March 3 Despite Billy Harris' hat trick Islanders lose 3-4 March 3 George Foreman KOs Ken Norton March 3 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic March 3 "Sextet" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 9 performances March 3 World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris (346 die) March 4 David Hares' "Knuckle," premieres in London March 4 Harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier March 5 "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 740 performances March 5 Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot March 6 An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo March 6 Ian and Greg Chappell score cricket March 6 "Over Here" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 341 performances March 7 1st general striking in Ethiopia March 7 "Monitor" (U.S. Civil War Ship) restored at Cape Hatteras North Carolina March 8 Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris March 9 Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended March 10 Carol Mann wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic March 10 Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election March 10 Lawrence Rowe completes 302 vs. England Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six March 10 "Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater New York City after 9 performances March 11 Mount Etna in Sicily erupted March 11 Rhino Store gives people 5 cents to take home Danny Bonaduce's Album March 13 Charles de Gaulle Airport opens near Paris March 13 Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's 1st win against Australia March 15 Brazilian president Garastazu Medici resigns March 16 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville March 17 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Bing Crosby Golf Classic International March 18 Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US March 19 Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour March 21 Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall March 24 36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64 March 25 Barbra Streisand records the album "Butterfly" March 26 George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title March 26 Romanian Communist Party names party leader Ceausescu president March 28 Rock group Raspberries breakup March 29 Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos April 1 Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran April 1 Pioneer Hall opens April 2 46th Academy Awards - "Stng," Glenda Jackson and Jack Lemmon win April 2 Arganat Commission publishes report concerning Yom Kippur War April 2 Tony Greig takes 8-86 vs. WI Port-of-Spain (later 5-70 in 2nd inn) April 3 148 tornadoes are reported over an area covering a dozen states April 3 Gold hits record $197 an ounce in Paris April 4 Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th April 5 Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai April 5 Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories) April 6 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" April 6 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16 April 6 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1 April 7 Herb Gardner's "Thieves," premieres in New York City April 8 Discovery Island opens April 8 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th home run, breaks Babe Ruth's record April 9 Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life" April 10 American Boccaccio Association forms April 10 Magicians Penn and Teller 1st meet April 10 Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir April 11 WW II war criminal JP Philippa arrested April 14 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278 April 15 3rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:47:11 April 15 78th Boston Marathon won by Neil Cusack of Ireland in 2:13:39 April 15 Military coup in Niger, president Diori Hamani deposed April 16 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California April 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 16 "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances April 17 Moslem fundamentalists assault military academy in Heliopolis Egypt April 18 Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi April 19 Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees April 20 Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" April 21 28th Tony Awards: River Niger and Raisin win April 21 3rd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jo Ann Prentice April 22 Barbara Walters becomes news co-anchor of Today Show April 23 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. April 24 Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion April 24 NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers April 25 Chancellor Willy Brandt sect Gunther Guillaume found to be a spy April 25 Leo Tindemans forms Belgium government April 25 Marcello Caetano overthrown in Portugal (Carnation revolution) April 25 NFL moves goal posts and adopts sudden-death playoff April 26 Landslide in Huancavelica Province Peru creates a natural dam April 26 Malta adopts constitution April 26 Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw April 27 Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107 April 28 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic April 29 President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House April 30 President Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings May 2 Former Vice President Spiro Agnew disbarred May 4 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04 May 5 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic May 6 A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games May 6 Smallest attendance at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium (4,149) May 6 Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London May 6 West German chancellor W. Brandt resigns May 7 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Lowell (Dolphin) May 8 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted May 8 Canada government of Trudeau falls May 8 FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II May 9 House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment May 10 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1 May 11 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83 May 11 Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" May 11 "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7 May 12 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3 May 12 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic May 14 Symbionese Liberation Army destroyed in shoot-out, 6 killed May 15 Mail truck terrorists take school in Maalot, 30 killed May 15 Walter Scheel succeeds Heinemann as president May 16 Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor May 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 17 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels May 17 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 15th String quartet May 18 100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6 May 18 "Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 May 19 Joanne Carner Golf Invitational wins LPGA Bluegrass May 19 Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2 May 19 Valeri Giscard d'Estaing wins French presidential election May 20 Soyuz 14 returns to Earth May 22 Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly and dies 14 months later May 22 Soccer team Veendam forms May 22 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 23 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 23 Italian Red Brigade officer Mario Sossi freed May 24 Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV May 26 During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled May 26 Joanne Carner wins Hoosier LPGA Golf Classic May 27 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning May 28 26th Emmy Awards: MASH, Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore win May 28 Emmy 1st Daytime Award presentation May 28 Italians fascist bomb demonstrators in Brescia, 6 killed May 28 "Magic Show" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 1859 performances May 28 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show," premieres in New York City May 29 Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster May 30 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4 May 31 Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights May 31 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. June 1 Chemical plant explodes in Flixborough Lincs kills 29 in UK June 1 "My Girl Bill" by Jim Stafford hits #12 June 2 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Baltimore Golf Classic June 2 Malta's constitution goes into effect June 3 Yitzhak Rabin forms a new Israeli government June 4 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland, unruly fans stumble onto field and cause Indians to forfeit the game to Rangers with score tied 5-5 in 9th June 4 Never-to-be-repeated 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium occurs June 4 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks June 5 A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit June 6 47th National Spelling Bee: Julie Ann Junkin wins spelling hydrophyte June 7 Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 June 8 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2 June 8 Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes" June 8 U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign military-economic contract June 9 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Desert Inn Golf Classic June 10 Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker on Astrodome roof June 10 Rumor's government in Italy resigns June 11 Mel Stottlemyre's AL record 272nd consecutive start, without relief June 13 Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives June 14 Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings June 15 "Streak" by Ray Stevens hit #1 on U.K. pop chart June 16 74th U.S. Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 287 at Winged Foot Golf Club New York June 16 Sandra Haynie wins Lawson's LPGA Golf Open June 18 Gaston Thorn forms Luxembourg government June 19 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby 2nd no-hitter beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 June 19 Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen, suspends constitution June 23 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space June 23 20th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie June 24 India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 minutes June 24 Steve Busby retires 1st 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batters retired June 26 Liz Taylor's 5th divorce (Richard Burton) June 27 "Flip Wilson Show," last airs on NBC-TV June 27 U.S. president Nixon visits U.S.S.R. June 28 Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia) June 28 Wings release "Band on the Run" and "Zoo Gang" in UK June 30 2nd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Carole Jo Skala June 30 Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York) June 30 Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects to west July 1 1st Laura Ashley-store in U.S. opens in San Francisco July 1 General Pinochet becomes president of Chile July 1 Isabel Peron succeeds husband Juan as President of Argentina July 1 Monmouthshire renamed Gwent and becomes part of Wales July 2 Fernando Mameda of Portugal sets record for 10,000 m (27:13.81) July 3 Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win July 3 Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers July 3 Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 July 4 Mike Marshall goes 9-0 with 3 saves in 20 appearances in 30 days July 5 81st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Olga Morzova (60 64) July 6 88th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats K Rosewall (61 61 64) July 7 Brewer Don Money sets record of consec errorless games at 3rd, 78 July 7 Sue Roberts wins LPGA Niagara Frontier Golf Classic July 7 West Germany beats Netherlands 2-1 for soccer's 10th World Cup in Munich July 8 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test July 8 Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game July 9 Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election July 10 OPEC ends oil boycott against Netherlands July 10 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 11 House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry July 11 World Football League plays 1st games July 12 John Ehrlichman convicted of violating Daniel Ellsberg's rights July 13 103rd British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 282 at Royal Lytham July 13 India's 1st one-day international (v England, Headingley) July 14 Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day July 14 Sharon Miller wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic July 15 Military coup on Cyprus: archbishop/president Makarios flees July 17 1st quadrophonic studio in U.K. is open by Moody Blues July 17 Bob Gibson becomes 2nd pitcher to strike-out 3,000 (Cesar Geronimo) July 17 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 17 John Lennon is ordered to leave U.S. in 60 days July 18 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 18 World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed July 19 Cleveland Indian Dick Bosman no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0 July 19 David Bowie's 'Diamond Dog' tour ends in New York City July 19 Soyuz 14 lands July 20 Heng Yo and Heng Ju, completes 1,000 mile (SF-Seattle) pilgrimage July 20 Turkey invades Cyprus July 21 29th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Haynie July 21 Eddy Merckx wins his 5th Tour de France July 21 House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon July 23 45th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-2 at 3 Rivers Stadium, Pitts July 23 Greek military dictatorship collapses July 24 Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes July 26 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 26 U.S.S.R.'s Soyuz fails to dock with Salyut 3 July 27 House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment July 27 Kanhai and Jameson add 465 for 2nd wicket, Warwickshire vs. Gloucs July 28 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil July 28 Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA Wheeling Ladies Golf Classic July 29 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee July 29 Episcopal Church ordained female priests July 29 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 29 St. Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base July 30 House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up August 1 Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr. J" Erving to New York Nets August 3 Guitarist Jeff Baxter quits Steely Dan and joins Doobie Brothers August 3 "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances August 3 "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances August 4 Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor August 4 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic August 5 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways August 5 President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in August 6 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice August 6 Explosion and fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Washington August 7 Actress Faye Dunaway weds Peter Wolf of J Geils Band August 7 Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between twin towers August 8 President Richard M Nixon announces he'll resign his office 12PM Aug 9 August 9 Richard Nixon resigns presidency, Vice President Gerald Ford becomes 38th president August 10 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-European American Golf Open August 11 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood NC August 11 Coup in East-Timor under UDT August 11 Head-on collision between two buses kills 21 (Ankara, Turkey) August 12 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 and walks only 2 as Angels top Red Sox, 4-2 August 12 Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day August 14 Congress authorizes U.S. citizens to own gold August 14 Turkish army attacks Nicosia Cyprus August 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 14 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test August 15 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 15 Hurricane/floods ravage Bangladesh, 4,000 killed August 15 Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours (52 days)) August 15 South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination August 16 Ramones concert debut (NY's CBGBs) August 18 Joanne Carner wins LPGA St. Paul Keller Golf Open August 20 Brooklyn pitcher Dan Bankhead is 1st black to homer in his 1st at bat August 20 Nelson Rockefeller becomes V.P. August 20 Nolan Ryan pitch measured at record 161.6 kph (100.4 mph) August 23 John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City August 23 Zaheer Abbas scores 240 Pakistan vs. England at The Cricket Oval August 24 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open August 25 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 25 L.A. Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup August 26 Guinee-Bissau becomes independent of Portugal August 26 Soyuz 15 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 August 27 New York Met Benny Ayala hits a home run in his 1st at bat August 28 Soyuz 15 returns to Earth August 29 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. August 30 Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153 August 30 Launching of 1st Dutch satellite, ANS, from Vandenberg August 30 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 1 Jane Blalock/Sue Roberts wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open September 1 Train accident at Zagreb Yugoslavia, 121 killed September 2 Jerry Lewis' 9th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 2 Prest Gerald Ford signs Employee Retirement Income Security Act September 3 Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut September 3 NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires September 3 U.S. and East Germany establish diplomatic relations September 4 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation September 7 "Irene" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 605 performances September 7 Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975 September 8 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Evonne Goolagong (36 63 75) September 8 94th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ken Rosewall (61 60 61) September 8 Ian Thompson wins marathon (2:13:18.8) September 8 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open September 8 President Gerald Ford pardons former President R Nixon of all federal crimes September 9 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: B J M King beats E Goolagong Cawley (36 63 75) September 10 Lou Brock ties (104) and then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark September 10 New York Dolls disband September 10 Portugal recognizes independence of Rep of Guinea-Bissau September 10 Teuvo Louhivouri sets cycling distance record of 515.8 mi in 24 hours September 11 Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each September 12 Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day) September 12 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter joins Doobie Brothers September 13 1st broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC-TV September 13 3 Japanese kidnap French ambassador in Hague September 13 Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St. Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17 September 13 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. September 14 Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter September 15 Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens September 15 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic September 16 BART begins regular transbay service September 16 Bob Dylan records 'Blood on the Tracks' September 16 President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters September 16 U.S. General Haig becomes NATO-supreme commander in Europe September 17 Courageous (U.S.) beats Southern Cross (Australia) in 23rd America's Cup September 18 Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5,000 die September 19 Hurricane Fifi hits coast of Honduras; about 5,000 die September 21 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury September 23 BBC Ceefax begins 1st teletext service September 23 "Gypsy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 120 performances September 24 Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits September 24 Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th home run, 1st American to win a Japanese home run title September 25 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 26 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 27 Austr National Gallery buys W de Kooning's "Woman V" for $850,000 September 28 1st Lady Betty Ford undergoes a radical mastectomy September 28 "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" by Aretha Franklin peaks at #47 September 28 California Angel Nolan Ryan 3rd no-hitter beats Minnesota Twin, 4-0 September 28 "I'm A Ramblin' Man" by Waylon Jennings peaks at #75 September 28 John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (New York City) September 28 "Live It Up Part 1" by Isley Brothers peaks at #52 September 28 Mick Ronson joins Mott the Hoople September 28 "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part 1" by James Brown peaks at #31 September 28 "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim peaks at #1 September 28 "Surfin' USA" by Beach Boys reenters chart and peaks at #36 September 29 4th New York City Women's Marathon won by Katherine Switzer in 3:07:29 September 29 5th New York City Marathon won by Norbert Sander in 2:26:30 September 29 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic September 30 General Francesco da Costa Gomez succeeds General Spinola as President of Portugal October 1 Watergate cover-up trial opens in Washington D.C. October 2 Hank Aaron's 733rd career home run on his last NL at bat October 3 Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager with the Cleveland Indians October 3 Pele retires as soccer player October 4 John Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges" album October 6 Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA Sacramento Union Ladies Golf Classic October 6 "Mack and Mabel," opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 66 performances October 7 East Germany amends constitution October 9 Race riot in Boston due to "busing" October 9 Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at MSG Washington Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak October 10 A's Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley October 10 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles October 10 Labour Party wins British parliamentary election October 10 U.S. General George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series October 11 A's Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract October 12 1st time Washington Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota October 14 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich October 15 National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing October 15 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Paul J Flory (macro molecules) October 15 Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing Los Angeles Kings to 1-1 tie October 16 A's Ken Holtzman, who hasn't batted all season, belts 3rd inning home run in Game 4 and gets the win, 5-2 October 17 "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse New York City after 1065 per October 17 NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak October 17 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series October 17 Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3 October 18 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121 October 18 Andre van de Louw appointed mayor of Rotterdam October 18 Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks October 18 Wings (Country Hams) release "Walking in the Park with Eloise" October 19 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90) October 19 Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps October 20 1st broadcast of "Derrick" on ZDF October 20 Bard's presentation of "Richard III" opens at Lincoln Center New York City October 21 1st Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs Caps October 21 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cubic Corp Golf Classic October 22 Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds October 23 Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles and Locker October 23 Lake Isaac in Cleveland Metroparks' Big Creek Reservation dedicated October 24 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) October 25 Air Force fires 1st ICBM October 25 Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad October 25 Wings release "Junior's Farm" October 26 Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers and MISL's Crunch October 27 Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:46:24) October 28 1st time 2 Islanders hat trick in same game-MacMillian and Westfall October 28 Luna 23 launched (landing on Moon) October 28 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 29 Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application October 30 California Angel Nolan Ryan throws fastest recorded pitch (100.9 MPH) October 30 Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award October 30 Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire November 1 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 minutes (Sao Paulo Brazil) November 1 U.N. affirms independence of Cyprus November 2 Art Modell gets snowed in and misses his 1st Cleveland Brown game in 33 yrs November 2 Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May November 2 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. November 3 Chako Higuchi wins Japan LPGA Golf Classic November 3 "Lorelei" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 320 performances November 5 Dmitri Sjotakovitch completes Michelangelo-liederen November 5 Ella Grasso (Ct) elected 1st woman U.S. Governor not related to previous gov November 5 Walter E. Washington, becomes 1st elected mayor of Washington D.C. November 6 Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award November 7 63rd Davis Cup: South Africa beats India in (w/o) November 8 British Lord Lucan disappears November 10 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win November 10 Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 11-0 November 12 South Africa suspended from United Nations General Assembly over racial policies November 13 Dodgers Steve Garvey wins NL MVP November 15 Ringo releases "Goodnight Vienna" and "Only You" in UK November 16 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away November 16 John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" November 16 Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record) November 17 Bonnie Bryant wins Bill Branch LPGA Golf Classic November 17 Union of Banana Exporting Countries (UPEB) forms November 20 Rangers' Jeff Burroughs wins AL MVP November 20 The U.S. files antitrust suit to break-up AT&T November 21 Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President Ford's veto November 22 Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore November 22 U.N. General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty November 23 60 Ethiopia government officials executed November 24 62nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 20-7 November 24 Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT-2-treaty November 24 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic November 25 Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21 November 25 Rangers' Mike Hargrove wins AL Rookie of Year November 26 Approximately 140 die when suspension bridge collapses (Nepal) November 26 Catfish Hunter and Charlie Finley meet in arbitration November 26 Greenidge scores 107 in 2nd innings of Test Cricket debut vs. India November 27 Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year November 28 Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years November 28 John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) November 30 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks) November 30 "Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 438 performances November 30 "Mack and Mabel" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 66 performances November 30 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 30 Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson and Gray in Ethiopia) December 1 Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died December 1 Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5) December 2 Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs December 2 Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ December 2 Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days December 4 Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims December 4 Jean-Paul Sartre visits RAF leader Andreas Baader in prison December 5 1st Washington Capitals penalty shot, Tom Williams unsuccessful vs Buff Sabres December 5 1st World Football League Bowl, Birmingham Americans beat Florida December 5 Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran) December 5 Monty Python's final episode airs on BBC December 5 "Monty Python's Flying Circus" last shown on BBC December 5 NFL's Seattle Seahawks forms December 5 Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named December 5 Tom Williams is unsuccessful on Washington Capitals 1st NHL penalty shot December 6 George Harrison releases "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" December 8 Greek monarchy rejected by referendum December 8 Irish Republican Socialist Party forms December 8 Sandra Post wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open December 8 Soyuz 16 returns to Earth December 9 Dow Jones index hits 570.01 December 9 Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ December 9 Johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail December 10 European Economic Community calls for a European Parliament December 10 Helios 1 launched by U.S., Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun December 10 Space probe Helios 1 launched December 13 Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley December 13 Malta becomes a republic December 14 Islander Glenn Resch's 1st shut-out opponent-Kings 3-0 December 14 Viv Richards scores 1st Test Cricket ton 192 vs. India 20 fours 6 sixes December 15 A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees) December 16 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 18 SF Visitors Center at City Hall opens December 19 Dave Kryskow scores Washington Capitals 1st NHL shorthanded goal December 19 "Man With Golden Gun" premieres in US December 19 Nelson A. Rockefeller sworn-in as 41st Vice President December 20 Ethiopia becomes socialist one-party state December 20 George Harrison releases his "Dark Horse" album in the United Kingdom December 22 2nd cease-fire between IRA and British; lasts until approx April 1975 December 22 Phil Esposito, Boston, became 6th NHLer to score 500 goals December 22 Referenda in Comoros-3 islands for independence, 1 stays French December 23 "Good News" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 16 performances December 23 Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjotakovitsj' Michelangelo-liederen December 24 Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year December 25 Cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin, Australia December 26 Washington Capitals 1st NHL sellout December 27 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) December 27 Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years December 27 FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party December 27 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 28 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed December 29 Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in New York City December 30 Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought) December 31 41st Sugar Bowl: Nebraska 13 beats Florida 10 December 31 Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract December 31 Gold legal in U.S., Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin December 31 Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac December 31 New York Yankees sign Jim "Catfish" Hunter to 5 years for record $3.75 million December 31 Popular Electronics displays Altair 8800 computer
