January 1 47th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75) January 1 Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th - 9th members of Common Market January 1 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) January 3 George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million January 5 Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel January 5 Netherlands recognizes East Germany January 6 "Schoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock January 7 British Darts Organisation founded in North London January 7 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational January 7 Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 vs. Pakistan Never again January 7 "Purlie" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 14 performances January 7 U.S. poet James Merrill wins Bollingen Prize January 7 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting January 8 Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 vs. Pakistan at SCG January 8 Secret peace talks between U.S. and North Vietnam resumed near Paris January 8 "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 8 performances January 8 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 21 for Moon landing January 9 Luna 21 launched, to Moon January 10 Gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die January 11 American League adopts designated hitter rule January 11 Famous victory at the SCG Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106 January 11 Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Washington D.C. January 13 Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6) January 13 "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 8 performances January 14 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in California January 14 Superbowl MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S January 14 Superbowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Red Skins, 14-7 in LA January 14 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/minute on BBC TV January 15 4 Watergate burglars plead guilty in federal court January 15 Gene Shalit joins Today Show panel January 15 Pope Paul VI has an audience with Golda Meir at Vatican January 15 President Nixon suspends all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam January 16 NBC presents 440th and final showing of "Bonanza" January 16 U.S.S.R.'s Lunakhod 2 begins radio-controlled exploration of Moon January 17 City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi January 17 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life January 18 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH January 18 Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak January 18 John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC January 21 3rd NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28 January 21 Leslie Nielson appears on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger" January 22 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title January 22 Roe vs Wade: U.S. Supreme Court legalizes some abortions January 22 US, North and South Vietnam and Vietcong sign boundary accord January 23 23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago January 23 Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs January 23 Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims January 23 President Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War January 24 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 26 Belgium government of Leburton forms January 27 U.S. and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest U.S. war and military draft January 27 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn January 27 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr January 27 UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) January 27 William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign U.S. - North Vietnam treaty January 28 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV January 28 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont January 28 Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame January 28 Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" January 30 1st Kiss concert (Queens New York) January 30 26th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at New York Rangers January 30 Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy and McCord guilty on all counts January 30 KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens New York) February 1 Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame February 2 James R. Schlesinger, becomes 9th director of CIA February 2 "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV February 2 Richath Helms, ends term as 8th director of CIA February 2 Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, New Zealand vs. Pakistan, Wellington February 3 Dr. Hook's "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" enters Top 40 and peaks at #6 February 3 President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law February 4 Islanders and Sabres had a penalty free game February 4 Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 sec) February 4 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 861 performances February 4 Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled February 5 Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuted February 5 Funeral for LC William Nolde, last U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam War February 5 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders February 6 40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution February 6 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah February 6 Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm February 6 "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 31 performances February 7 1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0 February 7 Senate createse Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities February 8 Jean Kerrs "Finishing Touches," premieres in New York City February 8 Mushtaq and Asif Iqbal make 350 stand for 4th wicket vs. New Zealand February 8 Senate names 7 members to investigate Watergate scandal February 10 2nd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0 February 10 83m wide gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die February 10 Mushtaq Mohammad follows up 201 to take 5-49 vs. New Zealand Dunedin February 11 1st one-day international for Pakistan and New Zealand February 11 1st sub 17-minute 1,500m female free style swim (Shane Gould 16m56.9s) February 11 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Naples-Lely Golf Classic February 11 Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row February 12 1st U.S. POWs in North Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippine February 13 Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola," premieres in New York City February 13 U.S. dollar devalues 10 percent February 15 Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak February 15 U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km) February 16 WI vs. Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers February 17 Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut vs. Pakistan, his only Test Cricket February 18 54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Wash February 18 Belgian Emiel Puttemans runs 3000m indoor record 7:39.2 February 18 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic February 20 10th time Islanders shut-out-4-0 vs Penguins February 21 Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out February 21 Israeli fighters shoot Libyan aircraft down, killing 108 February 22 U.S. and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington D.C. February 23 Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London February 25 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders February 25 "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances February 25 Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City February 26 Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m February 27 American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota February 27 Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-yr contract with White Sox February 27 Members of American Indian Movement begin occupation of Wounded Knee February 27 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution motu proprio Quo aptius February 27 White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3-year $750,000 contract February 28 Suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders March 1 Robert Joffrey Dance Company opens March 1 Robyn Smith becomes 1st female jockey to win a major race March 2 "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum March 3 "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 31 performances March 3 White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000 March 4 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America March 5 Yankee pitchers Peterson and Kekich announce they swapped wives March 6 In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 home runs and knocks in 7 RBIs) March 7 Comet (Lubos) Kohoutek discovered at Hamburg Observatory March 7 Sheik Mujib ur-Rahman's Awami League wins election in Bangladesh March 8 Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/U.S. longest, opens March 8 Paul and Linda McCartney are fined 100 pounds for growing cannabis March 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 10 BPAA U.S. Open by Mike McGrath March 10 Morocco adopts constitution March 11 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic March 13 "Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 605 performances March 13 Minskoff Theater opens at 200 W 45th St. New York City March 13 Syria adopts constitution March 14 Liam Cosgrave appointed president of Ireland March 17 Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge March 17 St. Patrick Day marchers carry 14 coffins commemorating Bloody Sunday March 18 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic March 18 "Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 296 performances March 19 Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" March 20 Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death March 21 Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals March 23 After a 5 year run soap "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" ends March 23 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 23 Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in U.S. March 24 Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ March 24 Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title March 24 Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile March 24 San Francisco 49er President Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams March 25 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win March 25 Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic March 25 Majid Khan and Mushtaq Mohammad both out for 99 in Test vs. Eng March 26 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76 March 26 Soap "Young and Restless" premieres March 26 Susan Shaw, is 1st woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange March 26 UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title March 27 45th Academy Awards - "Godfather," Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians March 27 Dennis Amiss out for 99 vs. Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket March 27 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and LSD possession March 29 Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP March 29 U.S. troops leave Vietnam, 9 years after Tonkin Resolution March 30 Ellsworth Bunker resigns as U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam March 31 Flyers score 8 goals in 1 period vs. Islanders, on 60 shots March 31 Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision April 1 Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Classic April 1 Japan allows its citizens to own gold April 1 John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence April 2 CBS radio begins on hour news 24 hours a day April 2 Ed Kemper stuffs mother's throat in disposal April 2 ITT pleads guilty to asking CIA to affect Chilean President election April 5 NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie quarterbacks, 1-19) April 5 Pioneer 11 launched to Jupiter April 6 Harbor strike in Gent/Antwerp, Belgium April 6 Indies troops invade Sikkim April 6 Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn April 6 Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his number April 6 Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter, he walks April 7 Cleveland sets day-game and opening-game attendance records of 74,420 April 7 Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 vs. WI Georgetown April 9 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283 April 9 Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam April 9 Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme April 10 BEA flight to Basel, Switzerland, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143 April 10 Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Rangers April 10 Pakistan suspends constitution April 12 France recognizes North Vietnam April 12 Sudan adopts constitution April 12 Swaziland suspends constitution April 14 Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal April 15 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright April 15 Walt Disney Store opens April 17 2nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Hansen of CA in 3:05:59 April 17 77th Boston Marathon won by Jon Anderson of Oreg in 2:16:03 April 19 Barbra Streisand records "Between Yesterday and Tomorrow" April 19 Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee president April 19 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 20 Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit April 25 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 26 "2 Gentlemen of Verona," musical opens in London April 26 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 27 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 April 29 Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic April 30 Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman April 30 Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love" April 30 Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments May 1 San Francisco Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7 May 3 Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building finished May 3 Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit May 4 1st TV network female nudity-Steambath (PBS)-Valerie Perrine May 4 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Millie Martorella May 4 Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 May 4 Patriarch Shenuda II of Kopitisch church visits the pope May 4 Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings May 4 Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK May 5 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4 May 6 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1 May 6 Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic May 7 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eudora Welty (Optimist's Daughter) May 8 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs manager Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager May 8 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender May 9 For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game May 10 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 May 10 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4 May 10 Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania May 10 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2 May 11 Dutch government of Uyl forms May 12 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 May 12 Dueling Tubas by Martin Mull hits #92 May 13 Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California May 13 "Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 49 performances May 13 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open May 14 Gold hits record $102.50 an ounce in London May 14 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, last airs on NBC-TV May 14 Skylab launched, 1st Space Station May 14 U.S. Supreme Court approves equal rights to females in military May 15 California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats Kansas City Royals, 3-0 May 16 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Dave Soutar May 16 AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki May 17 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's May 17 Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run May 17 "Nash at Nine" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 21 performances May 17 Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings May 17 Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Love" May 17 U.S. performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle, Colorado May 18 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany May 18 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Dotty Fothergill May 19 99th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54.4 May 19 "Daisy" A Day by Jud Strunk hits #14 May 19 "Smith" opens at Eden Theater New York City for 17 performances May 20 "2 Gentlemen of Verona" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 613 performances May 20 25th Emmy Awards: Waltons, All in the Family and Mary Tyler Moore May 20 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational May 22 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation May 22 President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up May 25 Argentine Peronist Hector Campora installed as president May 25 Borussia Monchengladbach wins 2nd UEFA Cup at Monchengladbach May 25 George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in the United Kingdom May 25 U.S. launches 1st Skylab crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz May 26 Bahrain adopts it's constitution May 26 Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1 May 26 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game complete 5/28) May 26 Funky Worm by Ohio Players hits #15 May 26 Super Fly Meets Shaft by John and Ernest hits #31 May 26 Tippett's 3rd Piano sonata, premieres May 27 Rick Wohlhuter runs record 880 yards in 1:44.6 May 28 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game started 5/26) May 29 Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records May 29 Thomas Bradley elected 1st black mayor of Los Angeles, California May 30 Ajax wins 3rd Europe Cup May 31 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season June 1 George Harrison's "Living in the Material World" goes gold June 1 Greek President Papadopoulos asks for "parliamentary presidential republic" June 1 Paul McCartney and Wings release "Live and Let Die" June 2 "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 21 performances June 3 At Paris air show, Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner, crashes June 3 Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Sealy-Faberge Golf Classic June 3 "Smith" closes at Eden Theater New York City after 17 performances June 3 Tupolev 144 crashes at Paris, 15 killed June 4 43rd French Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beats C Evert (67 76 64) June 5 43rd French Mens Tennis: Ilse Nastase beats Nikki Pilic (63 63 60) June 7 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 June 8 Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco appointed premier of Spain June 9 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24 June 10 19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills June 10 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit June 12 Close finish at Trent Bridge, New Zealand Cricket need 479 to win, all out 440 June 12 Yankees trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer June 13 Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8 years (Los Angeles Dodgers) June 14 46th National Spelling Bee: Barrie Trinkle wins spelling vouchsafe June 15 "American Graffiti" opens in New York City June 16 Leonid I Brezhnev visit U.S. June 17 1st du Maurier Golf Classic (La Canadienne): Jocelyne Bourassa June 17 73rd U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Oakmont CC PA June 17 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits U.S. June 18 NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants June 19 Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000 June 19 "Rocky Horror Picture Show," stage production opens in London June 20 Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout) June 20 Juan Peron returns to Argentina June 20 San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off home runs June 22 Dutch High Council stops fluorine addition to drink water June 22 George Harrison releases "Living in the Material World" June 22 Skylab 2's astronauts land June 23 "Cyrano" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 49 performances June 23 Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game home run in which he pitched June 23 "Sugar" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 506 performances June 24 Marlene Raymond (15), limboes under a flaming bar at 6 1/8" June 24 Susie Berning wins LPGA Heritage Village Golf Open June 25 John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee June 25 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits France June 25 Udo Beyer of East Germany puts the shot a record 20.47 m June 26 London production of "Grease" premieres June 27 John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" June 27 "Live and Let Die" premieres in U.S. June 27 Uruguay suspends constitution June 28 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected June 28 Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule June 30 Biggest U.S. tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton) June 30 "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC June 30 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse July 1 1st U.S. - China basketball game, U.S. collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61 July 1 "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 711 performances July 1 Mary Mills wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic July 2 James R. Schlesinger, ends term as 9th director of CIA July 2 Nation Black Network begins operation on radio July 3 Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses July 3 General Walters, serves as acting director of CIA July 4 Alan Ayckbourne's "Absurd Person Singular," premieres in London July 4 CARICOM - Caribbean Community and Common Market, forms July 4 In audience with Italian cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth" July 5 Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps July 5 "Live and Let Die," James Bond film premieres July 5 Major General Juvenal Habyarimana becomes president of Rwanda July 5 Rwanda military coup under general-major Habyalimana July 5 Test Cricket umpiring debut of H D "Dickie" Bird vs. New Zealand at Leeds July 7 1st all - U.S. women's Wimbledon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert July 7 78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river, India July 7 80th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats C Evert, 60 75 July 7 87th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jan Kodes beats Alex Metreveli, 61 98 63 July 7 All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels July 7 Baltimore Orioles pull their 4th triple play, 5-4-3 vs Oakland July 7 Glenda Reiser, Canada, sets record women's mile, 4:34.9 July 7 Shoelace Park in the Bronx named July 8 Mary Lou Crocker wins LPGA MARC Equity Golf Classic Crocker July 8 New York Mets are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant July 9 9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel July 10 Bahamas declares Independence from U.K. and adopts constitution July 11 Brazilian Boeing 707 crashes near Paris, 122 killed July 13 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating Kansas City 5-0 July 13 Hector de Campora resigns as President of Argentina July 14 102nd British Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf shoots a 276 at Royal Troon July 14 Phil Everly storms off stage declaring an end to Everly Brothers July 15 California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0 July 15 Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic July 15 Paul Getty III kidnapped July 15 Ray Davies, announces retirement from Kinks then attempts suicide July 15 Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs July 16 During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes July 17 Military coup in Afghanistan; King Mohammad Zahir Shah flees July 19 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial) July 20 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0 July 20 Jack Brisco beats Harley Race in Houston, to become NWA champ July 21 Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th home run July 21 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Atoll un the Pacific July 21 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet July 22 28th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning July 23 Ozark AL plane knocked out of air by lightning, St. Louis-36 die July 23 President Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes of conversations in the White House relevant to the Watergate investigation July 23 Qaboos bin Said Al Said, becomes Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman July 23 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 24 44th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Royals Stadium, KC July 24 All star MVP: Bobby Bonds for the San Francisco Giants July 25 George Harrison pays 1,000,000 pounds tax on his Bangladesh concert and album July 25 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 5 July 26 Peter Shaffers "Equus," premieres in London July 27 40th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Miami 14, All Stars 3 (54,103) July 27 Walter Blum becomes 6th jockey to ride 4,000 winners July 28 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 28 Jane Blalock/Sandra Palmer wins Lady Angelo's 4-Ball Golf Tournament July 28 Skylab 3's astronauts, Bean, Garriott and Lousma, launched July 29 $180,000 in Led Zeppelin receipts are robbed from New York, Hilton July 29 Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy July 30 Texas Rangers Jim Bibby no-hits 1st-place Oakland, 6-0 July 31 ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to New York Nets July 31 Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later July 31 Frank Hayes scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. WI as England lose August 1 H. J. Witteveen appointed as director of IMF August 1 Munson and Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park August 3 Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park, Isle of Man, UK August 3 National People's party wins Dutch Antilles National elections August 5 Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kills 3 injures 55 August 5 Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro no-hits San Diego Padres, 9-0 August 5 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Pabst Ladies Golf Classic August 5 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 6 August 6 Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn inducted into Hall of Fame August 6 Stevie Wonder involved in car crash, goes into a 4 day coma August 8 Vice President Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign August 9 Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell quit Wings August 9 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 7 August 10 1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St. Station August 12 55th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 277 at Canterbury, Cleveland August 12 Betty Burfeindt wins LPGA Child and Family Service Golf Opens August 12 WPBA National Championship won by Betty Morris August 14 Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts August 14 U.S. ends secret bombing of Cambodia August 15 Black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens August 15 David Storey's "Cromwell," premieres in London August 15 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test August 17 Lee Trevino's 1st hole-in-one August 17 Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) August 18 Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet August 18 Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record August 19 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 19 Kris Kristofferson weds Rita Coolidge August 19 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA St. Paul Golf Open August 22 Chilean parliament accuses President Allende violating laws August 23 Intelsat communications satellite launched August 24 John Adams and his drum - become a right-field fixture in Cleveland Stadium August 25 Butch Trucks drummer of Allman Brothers, breaks leg in a car crash August 25 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 25 Guitarist Henry McCullough quits Wings August 25 Zambia adopts constitution August 26 10-year-old Mary Boitano is 1st woman to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, California, beating a field of 1,500 runners August 26 David Eisenhower writes his last sports column August 26 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open August 26 University of Texas (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing August 28 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527 August 28 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 28 India and Pakistan sign POW accord August 28 "Monster Mash" goes gold August 28 "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold August 28 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test August 30 Danny Seiwell quits Wings August 31 1st heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman) August 31 PBA National Championship Won by Earl Anthony September 1 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark) September 1 George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title September 2 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers September 2 Netherlands wins hockey world's championship September 2 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic September 3 General Walters, ends term as acting director of CIA September 3 Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 4 William E. Colby, becomes 10th director of CIA September 5 1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket September 5 "Desert Song" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 15 performances September 6 New York Times reports almost all Superfectas run at Yonkers, Roosevelt and Monticello from Jan-Mar of 1973 were fixed September 7 Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion September 7 Mike Storen becomes American Basketball Association's 4th commissioner September 8 87th U.S. Womens Tennis: M S Court beats E Goolagong Cawley (76 57 62) September 8 Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers September 8 Hank Aaron sets record of most home runs in 1 league (709) September 8 Rebecca Ann King (Colorado), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974 September 9 93rd U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes (64 16 46 62 62) September 9 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open September 10 Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton September 10 New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis September 11 Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup September 12 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit) September 12 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 13 ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics September 13 Congress passes and sends a bill to Nixon to lift football's blackout September 13 Syrian/Israeli dogfight over Mediterranean Sea September 14 Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise September 14 Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s September 14 President Nixon signed into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout September 15 Dutch Guilder devalued 5% September 15 Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing September 15 Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1 miles September 15 "Star Trek-Animated" premieres on TV September 16 Buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13 September 16 "Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 15 performances September 16 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open September 18 West Germany and East Germany admitted to UN September 19 Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden September 19 Frank Robinson homers in record 32nd ML park in Arlington, Texas September 19 NL refuses to allow San Diego Padres move to Washington D.C. September 19 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 20 Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match September 20 Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season September 21 Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000 September 21 Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000 September 21 New York Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12 games September 22 20th Ryder Cup: U.S., 19-13 at Muirfield, Scotland September 22 Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers September 22 Henry Kissinger, sworn in as Secretary of State September 22 "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway September 23 Former Argentine President Juan Peron returns to power September 23 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Open September 24 Guinea-Bissau declares independence September 25 3-man crew of Skylab 3 make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days September 25 Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium September 25 Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium September 26 Concorde flies from Washington D.C. to Paris in 3h 33m September 26 Turkey's state of siege ends (after 2 years) September 26 Wilt Chamberlain signs with ABA San Diego Conquistadors September 27 Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in 11 innings, for record 383 of season September 27 Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days) September 27 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 28 Palestinian Terrorists hijack Austrian train September 29 Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit) September 29 Insurance industry announces auto racers get into more highway accidents September 29 "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" by Looking Glass peaks at #33 September 29 Soyuz 12 returns to Earth September 29 "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk peaks at #1 September 30 3rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 2:57:07 September 30 4th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:21:54 September 30 Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions September 30 New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk September 30 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cameron Park Golf Open September 30 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 1 Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager October 1 U.S.S.R.-West Germany gas tunnel opens October 3 Willi Stoph succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader October 4 Hans of Manens ballet "Adagio Hammerklavier" premieres in Amsterdam October 6 Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel October 7 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open October 8 NLCS game 3 brawl between Cincinnatis' Pete Rose and New York Met Bud Harrelson October 8 Spyris Markezinis forms government in Greece October 9 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942 October 9 Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years October 9 Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal October 9 Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors October 10 New York Mets beat Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS October 10 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and resigns October 11 Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant October 12 Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria October 12 Juan Peron elected president of Argentina October 12 Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President October 13 Jordan enters Yom Kippur war October 13 Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Emily in for Carol" October 14 Egyptian tanks move further into Israel October 14 Judy Rankin wins LPGA GNA Golf Classic October 14 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him October 15 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins October 15 Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed October 16 Israeli tanks under General Sharon move through Suez Canal October 16 Kissinger and Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize October 16 Maynard Jackson elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta October 16 Monks Heng Yo and Heng Ju, start 1000 mile San Francisco to Seattle pilgrimage October 17 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against U.S. and Netherlands begins October 17 Arabs decrease oil production October 18 Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin October 18 Judd Woldon and Robert Brittens musical "Raisin," premieres in New York City October 18 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Wassily Leontief October 18 "Raisin" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 847 performances October 19 Ringo releases "Photograph" October 20 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty October 20 Mariette Hartley appears on Bob Newhart in "Have You Met Miss Dietz" October 20 OPEC oil embargo begins October 20 President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athelete of 1st century October 20 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House October 20 Solicitor General Bork, Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General Ruckelshaus resigned October 20 The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR and moves station from New York City to Scituate Mass October 20 U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox October 20 William Shatner marries Marcy Lafferty October 21 A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series October 21 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Golf Classic October 22 Israeli troops reconquer mountain Hermon October 22 Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to Yom Kippur War October 23 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica October 23 UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted October 23 Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president October 24 Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on New Jersey Turnpike October 24 John Lennon sues U.S. government to admit FBI is tapping his phone October 24 Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus October 25 Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship October 25 Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris October 25 San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell October 26 Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army October 26 President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal October 26 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 26 Wings release "Helen Wheels" October 27 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2 October 27 Alabama sets offensive record (828 yards), beats Virginia Tech 77-6 October 28 Elmore Smith of Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record) October 28 Sharon Miller wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open October 30 Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award October 31 Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award November 1 "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances November 2 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV November 2 OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms November 3 Good Morning America premieres on ABC (David Hartman and Nancy Dussault) November 3 Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, 1st mission to Mercury November 4 1000s commemorates former premier Georgios Papandreou November 4 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic November 4 M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City November 4 New Orleans Saints 1st shutout victory, 13-0 vs Buffalo Bills November 5 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service November 6 Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish mayor on New York City November 6 Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit November 7 New Jersey becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league November 7 U.S. and Egypt announce restoration of full diplomatic links November 8 Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai November 9 Fire at Taiyo department store, kills 101 and injures 84 (Kumamoto Japan) November 9 Government De Uyl decides Palestijnse fugitives to support November 9 Ringo releases "Ringo" album November 12 Dmitri Shostakovich' 14th String Quartet premieres November 13 "Gigi" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 103 performances November 13 Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously November 14 Britain's Princess Anne marries commoner, Captain Mark Phillips November 14 Canada begins production of Olympic coins November 14 "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 438 performances November 14 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner November 15 Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war November 16 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album November 16 President Nixon authorizes construction of Alaskan pipeline November 16 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit November 17 Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed November 17 President Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook" November 17 Teri Garr plays role of a stripper on "The Nurse" November 18 Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests November 19 Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair November 21 Pete Rose wins NL MVP November 21 President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate November 24 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 25 3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai November 25 61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18 November 25 Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos November 25 Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure November 26 Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape November 27 Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year November 27 Neil Simon's "Good Doctor," premieres in New York City November 27 Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as Vice President November 28 Arab League summit in Algiers recognizes Palestine November 28 Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year November 30 M T Ghani scores 104 on FC debut for Commerce Bank (Pak) age 44 December 1 Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea December 1 Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year December 1 Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic December 1 Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ December 2 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0) December 2 Capital Centre (USAir Arena) in Washington D.C. opens December 2 U.S. Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96 December 3 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) December 4 Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter December 5 Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade December 5 Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall December 5 Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album December 6 Bahrain's constitution goes into effect December 6 Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected Vice President, succeeds Spiro T. Agnew December 6 NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington D.C. (doesn't happen) December 7 Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies December 7 Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers December 7 Wings release "Band on the Run" December 8 39th Heisman Trophy Award: John Cappelletti, Penn State (RB) December 8 "Seesaw" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 296 performances December 9 "Pajama Game" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 65 performances December 9 Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland December 10 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith and J Connors) December 10 Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in New York, to become WWF champ December 11 Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman December 11 NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle and Vancouver franchises December 11 Ron Santo becomes 1st to invoke no-trade clause of 10-year-1-club vet December 11 West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czechoslovakia December 12 Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins) December 12 San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC) December 13 MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya December 13 World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit) December 15 American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness December 15 Golf Resort (Disney Inn) opens December 15 Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disney World December 15 Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year December 15 Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game December 15 U.S. Psychiatrist say homosexuals are not mentally ill December 16 O. J. Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season December 17 Arabs terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait December 18 Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days December 18 Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL president December 19 Grenada adopts constitution December 19 "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 68 performances December 20 AL President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees December 20 Dutch Antillean government of Evertsz forms December 20 Montreal Canadien Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point December 21 Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, U.S. and U.S.S.R. meet in Geneva December 23 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices December 23 French Caravelle crashes in Morocco, 106 killed December 23 "Young and Restless" premieres on TV December 24 Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 December 25 Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) December 26 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours December 26 "Exorcist," starring Linda Blair and rated X, premieres December 26 Soyuz 13 returns to Earth December 27 Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 December 28 Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby December 28 Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelag" December 28 Comet Kohoutek at perihelion December 30 1st picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab) December 30 Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game December 30 Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game December 31 40th Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame 24 beats Alabama 23 December 31 61st Australian Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61) December 31 Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year
