January 1 Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Mardian convicted of Watergate crime January 1 International Women's Year begins January 1 Sweden adopts constitution January 2 U.S. Department of Interior designates grizzly bear a threatened species January 4 Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the U.S. (No 11828) January 4 "Good News" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 16 performances January 4 "Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 120 performances January 4 Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica January 4 Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0 January 4 "Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 341 performances January 5 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks January 5 Charlie Smalls' "Wiz," premieres in New York City January 5 Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days January 5 "Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1672 performances January 6 "AM America," premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host January 6 "Wheel Of Fortune," debuts on NBC-TV January 7 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to AR Ammons (Sphere) January 7 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in New York City January 7 Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage January 7 "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 1050 performances January 8 Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W Dean III, Herbert W Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison January 9 600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike January 9 Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes January 11 Soyuz 17 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4 January 12 Chrysler Corp offers 1st car rebates January 12 Superbowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, RB January 14 Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m January 14 U.S.S.R. breaks trade agreement with US January 15 Portugal signs accord for Angola's independence January 15 Space Mountain opens at Disneyland January 18 "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS January 19 4 mail truck assault on El Al B-747 in Paris, escape to Iraq January 19 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Colgate Golf Triple Crown January 20 5th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-10 January 20 Terrence McNally's "Ritz," premieres in New York City January 21 28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montreal January 22 Landsat 2, an Earth Resources Technology Satellite, launched January 23 "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV January 23 Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame January 24 Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England January 24 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV January 25 10th hat trick in Islander history-Denis Potvin's 1st January 25 Parliament disposes of premier sheik Mujib ur-Rahman January 26 Edward Albee's "Seascape," premieres in New York City January 28 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio January 29 1st Annual Comedy Awards of the Year hosted by Alan King January 29 "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater New York City for 5 performances January 29 W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2 January 31 Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold January 31 John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" January 31 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship February 1 1st successful Washington Capitals penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks February 1 "Hoppy, Gene and Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65 February 1 Lorne Henning scores on 3rd Islander penalty shot February 1 "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater New York City after 5 performances February 1 Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department February 2 Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea Ethiopia February 2 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational February 2 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill February 2 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr February 3 Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Hall of Fame February 6 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 7 NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak February 8 1800 Unification church couples' wed in Korea February 8 Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders February 9 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic February 9 Soyuz 17 returns to Earth February 10 William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame February 11 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for Conservative leadership February 13 Cyprus premier Denktash procliams Turkish-Cypriot Federation February 14 Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station February 16 Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0 February 18 2nd American Music Awards February 18 Italy broadens abortion law February 20 Leonard Baichan scores 105* on Test Cricket debut, vs. Pakistan Lahore February 20 Margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party February 20 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. February 21 John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album February 21 John Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman sentenced to 2-8 yrs February 23 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic February 25 Ewen Chatfield flattened by Peter Lever and seriously injured February 26 1st televised kidney transplant on the Today Show February 26 "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore New York City for 75 performances February 27 CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin February 27 House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill February 28 41 killed in London Underground, as train speeds past final stop February 28 EG signs accord of Lome with 46 developing countries February 28 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 1 17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win March 1 Eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1 March 3 "Goodtime Charley" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 104 performances March 3 Linda McCartney is charged in U.S. with possession of marijuana March 7 Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate March 7 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 8 Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba March 9 "Lieutenant" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 9 performances March 10 Dog spectacles patented in England March 10 "Rocky Horror Show" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances March 11 Portugal military coup under general Spinola fails March 11 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. March 12 Vietcong conquer Ban me Thuot South Vietnam March 13 Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year," premieres in New York City March 15 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500m (37.99 sec) March 16 "Lieutenant" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 9 performances March 16 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 3rd and final fly-by of Mercury March 17 Valeri Muratov skates world record 1000m (1:16.92) March 18 Kurds end fight against Iraqi army March 19 "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances March 19 Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports March 21 Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years March 22 Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship March 22 "Dinge-competed" wins Eurovisie Song festival March 22 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances March 22 "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances March 22 Teach-In wins Eurovision Song Festival with "Dinge-Dong" March 22 Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens March 23 Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic March 24 Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title March 25 Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arab (1964-75), shot by nephew March 26 "Tommy" premieres in London March 26 Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win and NHL record of 17 straight loses March 28 Washington Caps win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses also March 29 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open March 29 Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers March 30 Ron Lalonde scores the 1st hat trick by a Washington Capital March 31 37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55 March 31 John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs April 1 Cambodia President Lon Nol flees for Red Khmer April 3 Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it April 3 James Rupers kills his family to inherit April 4 Steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes April 4 USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155 April 5 "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 18 performances April 5 Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely April 6 Fastest hat trick by a Washington Capitals 3 minutes 26 seconds (Stan Gilbertson) April 6 "Night... Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore New York City after 75 performances April 6 "Rocky Horror Show" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 45 performances April 8 47th Academy Awards - "Godfather II," Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win April 8 Frank Robinson debuts as 1st black baseball manager (Cleveland, beats New York 5-3) April 10 Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs April 11 Hank Aaron returns as a Milwaukee Brewer player April 11 JP Parise 11 sec OT goal-Isles 1st playoff advance eliminates Rangers April 12 Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved" April 13 39th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 276 April 13 Chad military coup by General Odingar April 13 Christian Falange kills 27 Palestinians, begins Lebanese civil war April 13 Penguins 5-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 1-0 lead April 15 1st appearance of San Diego Chicken April 15 Gabon amends constitution April 15 Penguins 3-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 2-0 lead April 16 Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh April 17 Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea National Day) April 17 Penguins 6-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-0 lead April 18 John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" April 19 India launches 1st satellite with help of U.S.S.R. April 20 29th Tony Awards: Equus and Wiz win April 20 4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer April 20 Penguins 1-Isles 3-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-1 lead April 21 4th Boston Women's Marathon won by Liane Winter of W Germ in 2:42:24 April 21 79th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:55 April 21 Last South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years April 21 Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24) April 22 Penguins 2-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-2 lead April 23 Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land," premieres in London April 24 Penguins 1-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-series tied at 3-3 April 24 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 25 1st Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao April 25 Mario Soares' Socialist Party wins Portugal's free election April 25 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test April 25 West German embassy blown-up in Stockholm, Sweden April 26 Mario Soares' Socialist Party wins 1st free election in Portugal April 26 Penguins 0-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Isles win series 4-3 April 26 Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 home runs ties NL record of 11 home runs in April April 27 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic April 27 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 28 John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers" April 28 South-Vietnam General Duong Van Minh sworn in as president till April 30 April 29 Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth April 29 Flyers 4-Isles 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead April 30 Last U.S. helicopter leaves U.S. embassy grounds, Saigon surrenders May 1 Islander Parise and Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4-semifinals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead May 2 Apple records closes down May 3 101st Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Foolish Pleasure wins 2:02 May 3 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8) May 4 Ed Bullins' "Taking of Miss Jane," premieres in New York City May 4 Flyers 1-Isles 0-Semis-Flyers hold 3-0 lead-Isles held to 14 shots May 4 Houston's Bob Watson scores baseball's one-millionth run of all time May 4 Maria Astrologes wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic May 5 A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs) May 5 Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Shaara (Killer Angels) May 6 3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska May 7 Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead May 7 President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era" May 7 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays May 9 Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record) May 9 Flyers 1-Isles 5-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-2 lead May 10 Brian Oldfield of U.S. put shot 75', an unofficial record May 11 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic May 11 Flyers 1-Isles 2-Semifinals-Series tied at 3 games May 11 Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market May 12 U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez seized by Cambodian forces May 13 Flyers 4-Isles 1-Semifinals-Flyers win semifinals 4-3 May 13 Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville, Tennessee May 13 "Rodgers and Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 108 performances May 14 Dynamo Kiev wins 15th Europe Cup II May 14 French press reports massive deportation from Cambodia May 14 U.S. forces raid Cambodian island of Koh Tang to free Mayaguez ship May 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 15 11th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4 May 15 Emmy 2nd Daytime Award and Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation May 16 India annexes Principality of Sikkim May 16 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mount Everest's summit May 16 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title May 16 Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK May 17 101st Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4 May 17 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love" May 17 "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79 May 17 Mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches May 17 NBC paid $5M for rights to show 'Gone with the Wind' one time May 19 27th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Robert Blake and Jean Marsh May 19 Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona, India May 19 Junko Tabei is 1st woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest May 21 Borussia Monchengladbach wins 4th UEFA Cup at Enschede May 21 Lowell W. Perry confirmed as chairman of Equal Opportunity Comm May 21 Trial against Baader-Meinhof-group begins in Stuttgart May 22 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1 May 24 Dutch Government of De Uyl decides to obtain an F-16 May 25 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in 4 games May 25 Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley, debuts shuting out the A's 6-0 May 25 Joanne Carner wins LPGA American DefenderGolf Classic May 26 Tennis game in Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes May 27 Paul McCartney releases "Venus and Mars" May 27 Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2 May 27 Worst motor vehicle disaster in U.K.; bus full of elderly women plunges Dibble's Bridge Yorkshire, killing 38 May 28 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris May 28 Soyuz 18 launches May 30 European Space Agency, ESA, forms May 30 Wings release "Venus and Mars" album May 31 Fred Newman makes 12,874 baskets in a one-day exhibition May 31 "Goodtime Charley" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 104 performances June 1 21st LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth June 1 California Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Baltimore Orioles, 1-0 June 1 Cars in Netherlands must have seatbelts June 1 "Chicago" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 947 performances June 1 Ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist June 2 James A. Healy, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine) June 2 Vice President Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA June 4 Oldest animal fossils in U.S. discovered in North Carolina June 5 48th National Spelling Bee: Hugh Tosteson wins spelling incisor June 5 British population agrees to European Common Market membership June 5 Egypt president Sadat reopens Suez Canal, closed since 1967 June 6 British voters decide to remain in Common Market June 6 Nolan Ryan's bid for 2nd no-hitter broken in 6th inning June 6 Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established June 7 Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 vs. Pakistan World Cup June 7 Spain's Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets June 7 Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup June 7 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1 June 8 2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35 June 8 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Girl Talk Golf Classic June 8 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 9 for Venus landing June 9 107th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Avatar wins in 2:28.2 June 9 Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners and 1 guard (Sanford Fla) June 9 House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for 1st time June 9 Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You" June 10 Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans June 10 Yankees sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire June 11 1st oil pumped from North Sea oilfield June 11 Greece adopts constitution June 11 One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 years 364 days June 12 Billy Williams's 400th career home run June 12 Hank Aaron's 1st home run in Milwaukee since 1965 June 14 45th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats M Navratilova (26 62 61) June 14 Janis Ian releases "At 17" June 14 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 10 for Venus landing June 15 45th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Guillermo Vilas (62 63 64) June 15 Carol Mann wins Lawson's LPGA Golf Classic June 16 Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Walt Wesley to LA for 4 players June 16 Italy's Communist party PCI, wins June 16 Randy Farland finds a 14-leaf clover near Sioux Falls, SD June 16 Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation June 17 Voters in Northern Mariana Is approve commonwealth status with U.S. June 18 Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers June 18 Gary Gilmour takes 6-14 in Cricket World Cup semi vs. England June 18 NBC News and Information Service, a 24 hour news service, premieres on radio June 21 Elton John, Eagles and Beach Boys play Wembley June 21 "Jaws" by Steven Spielberg opens June 21 Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple, forms Rainbow June 21 Soyuz 19 returns to Earth June 21 West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win Cricket World Cup June 22 Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic June 23 75th U.S. Golf Open: Lou Graham shoots a 287 at Medinah CC ILL June 23 Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs June 24 Eastern 727 crashes at JFK Airport New York, kills 113 June 24 Moon tremor perceived, hit by Taurid meteors June 25 Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) June 26 Cher divorces Sonny Bono June 26 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency June 28 David Bowie releases 'Fame' June 28 Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill) June 29 3rd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner June 29 8.10" (20.57 cm) of rainfall, Litchville No Dakota (state 24-hour rec) June 30 Cher, just 4 days after divorcing Sonny Bono marries Gregg Allman June 30 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia June 30 University of California reports galaxy 3C123 at 8 billion light years distance July 1 Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title July 1 Ringo Starr and Maureen, divorce July 1 WEDway People Mover inaugurated July 4 82nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (60 61) July 5 89th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats J Connors July 5 Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule July 6 Argentine government falls July 6 Comoros declare independence from France July 6 Dmitri Shostakovich completes Sonate for alto opus 147 July 6 Susie McAllister wins LPGA Wheeling Ladies Golf Classic July 7 TV soap opera "Ryan's Hope" premieres July 8 Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin visits West-Germany July 8 President Ford announced he'll seek Republican nomination for president July 8 Quake damages over 2,000 temples in Pagan Burma, 20-foot-high seated Buddha of Thandawgya decapitated July 10 Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman, 10 days after they married July 10 Gladys Knight and Pips Summer Series premieres on NBC-TV July 10 Test Cricket debut of Graham Gooch, vs. Australia, out for a pair July 11 Chinese archeologists discover a 3-acre burial site with 6,000 clay statues of warriors dating as early as 221 BC July 12 104th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 279 at Carnoustie July 12 Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings, Derbyshire vs. Yorkshire July 12 Sao Tome e Principe gains independence from Portugal (National Day) July 13 8.5" (21.6 cm) of rainfall, Dover, Delaware (state record) July 13 Carol Mann wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic July 14 Disney EPCOT Center, Florida, plans announced July 15 46th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-3 at County Stadium, Milwaukee July 15 All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (New York Mets) July 15 Apollo 18 launched (will rendezvous with Soyuz) July 15 Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later July 16 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is reelected for a 7-year term July 17 Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 make 1st US/U.S.S.R. linkup in space July 17 Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox divorce July 18 Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Forbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play) July 19 Apollo and Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate July 19 New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are July 20 30th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer July 21 Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager July 21 New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays July 22 House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee July 23 Alan Ayckbourn's "Absent Friends," premieres in London July 23 Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs July 24 Apollo 18 returns to Earth July 25 "A Chorus Line," longest-running Broadway show (6,137), premieres July 26 Soyuz 18B returns to Earth July 27 Carol Mann wins LPGA George Washington Ladies Golf Classic July 29 Ford became 1st U.S. President to visit Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz July 29 Military coup by General Mohammed/President Jakubu Gowon fired July 30 Simon Gray's "Otherwise Engaged," premieres in London July 30 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit August 1 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord August 1 41st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Pittsburgh 21, All-Stars 14 (54,103) August 1 Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees August 1 Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries, rights signed by 35 nations August 2 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) at Providence, Rhode Island (state record) August 2 107 degrees F (42 degrees C) at Chester/New Bedford, Massachusetts (state record) August 3 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River August 3 Louisiana Superdome is dedicated August 3 Poland and West germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans August 3 Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open August 4 Robert Plant is involved in a car crash in Rhodes August 5 Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5 August 5 Stevie Wonder signs $13M contract with Motown August 9 1st NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston beats Saints 13-7 August 9 Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught August 9 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Colgate European Ladies Golf Open August 10 57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron August 10 David Frost purchases exclusive rights to interview Nixon August 11 Expos' Jose Mangual struck out 5 times in a game August 11 U.S. vetoes proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to U.N. August 13 Viv Richards out for 291 vs. England at Cricket Oval August 14 Dmitri Shotakovitch, buried at the Novodevitshi-convent August 14 Norwegian King Olav V opens Longyearbyen Airport on Spitsbergen August 14 Pakistani military coup against president Mujib ur-Rahman August 15 Bangladesh military coup under Khondakar Moustaque Ahmed August 15 Joanne Little acquitted of murder charges August 16 Peter Gabriel quits Genesis August 16 "Rodgers and Hart" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 108 performances August 17 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic August 19 Astros hire Bill Virdon to replace Preston Gomez as manager August 20 Il-62 crashes south of Damascus, Syria, killing 126 August 20 Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing August 21 3 truck pile up kills 10, injures 26 on French highway August 21 Rick and Paul Reuschel become 1st brothers to pitch a combined shut out August 21 U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba August 22 Assassination attempt on president Gerald Ford August 22 McNichols Sports Arena in Denver opens August 23 Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway August 23 Communists take over Laos August 23 Ethiopian junta under Mengistu Haile August 23 Free guitarist Paul Kossoff revived from dead after heart attack August 23 Philip Kapleau conducts 1st jukai ceremony in Poland August 23 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. August 24 Davey Lopes steals his 38th consecutive base, then thrown out stealing August 24 Judy Rankin wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open August 24 Papadopoulos/Pattakos/Makarezos sentenced to death in Athens August 24 San Francisco Giant Ed Halick no-hits New York Giants, 6-0 August 24 Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Portland 2-0 for NASL cup August 27 1st night match at U.S. Tennis Open (Parun defeats Smith) August 27 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world August 29 Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky August 30 KTW-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX) August 31 Former Teamsters' president James Hoffa reported missing September 1 All political parties forbidden in Bangladesh September 1 Gunsmoke resigns the air September 1 Jerry Lewis' 10th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 1 KOL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KMPS September 1 New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents September 1 New York Met Tom Seaver is 1st to strike out 200 in 8 consecutive seasons September 3 Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die September 3 Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak September 5 Czechoslovakian tennis ace Martina Navratilova asks for political asylum in New York City September 5 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to assassinate Ford in Sacramento September 5 Portugal premier Goncalvez resigns September 5 Wings release "Letting Go" September 6 6.8 quake along Anatolian Fault kills over 2,000 in Lice Turkey September 6 89th U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris E L Mills beats E G Cawley (57 64 62) September 6 Heavy earthquake at Lice Turkey; 3,000 killed September 6 Tawny Elaine Godin (NY), 18, crowned 48th Miss America 1976 September 6 Tennis Star Martina Navratilova requests U.S. political asylum September 6 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 7 95th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Orantes beats Jimmy Connors (64 63 63) September 7 Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open September 7 Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title September 7 Last day of 1st-class cricket for Hanif Mohammad September 7 Manuel Orantes upsets #1 seed Jimmy Connors to win U.S. Open September 8 Boston begins court ordered busing of public schools September 8 Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal September 9 Viking 2 Mars probe launch September 13 Hurricane Eloise, kills 71 in Caribbean and U.S. September 14 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Golf Open September 14 Pope Paul VI declares Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st U.S. saint September 14 Rembrandts "Nightwatch" slashed and damaged in Amsterdam September 14 Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen September 15 Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game September 16 Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day) September 16 Pirates beat Cubs 22-0, Rennie Stennett is 3rd to go 7 for 7 September 16 Rennie Stennett is 2nd to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game September 17 Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101) September 18 Heiress/bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured by FBI in SF September 19 Indonesia sends troops to Portuguese East Timor September 20 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania September 20 David Bowie's 'Fame' single goes #1 for 2 weeks September 20 Gary Sentman draws a record 176 lb longbow to a maximum 28" draw September 21 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic September 22 Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford in San Francisco California September 22 World Football League folds September 26 Phillies and New York Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 AM September 27 Government De Uyl recalls Dutch ambassador from Spain September 28 5th New York City Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt in 2:46:14 September 28 6th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:19:27 September 28 Bill authorizes admission of women to military academies September 28 Oakland A's Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Linblad and Rollie Fingers, no-hits California Angels 5-0 September 29 "Three For Money," debuts on NBC-TV September 29 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 29 WGPR-TV Detroit, 1st Black-owned station in U.S., began broadcasting September 30 5 drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls New York) October 1 Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles October 1 Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu" October 1 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Joe Frazier in Manilla October 1 Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title October 1 Reunion Island stops printing stamps, France takes over production October 3 George Harrison releases "Extra Texture" album in the United Kingdom October 3 Ireland AKZO director Tiede Herrema kidnap October 5 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 7 Players' Association, files a suit on behalf of Dodgers Andy Messersmith October 7 U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction October 9 Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco October 9 Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize October 10 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt October 10 Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton) October 11 Bill Clinton weds Hillary Rodham October 11 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick October 11 Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin as host October 11 "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin October 12 Archbishop Oliver Plunkett became 1st Irish-born saint in 7 centuries October 12 Jacqueline Hansen runs women's world record marathon (2:38:19) October 12 NASA launches space vehicle S-195 October 13 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins October 13 Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery October 14 President Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside October 15 Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles October 17 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at National Space Tech Labs, Miss October 17 Bee Gees Maurice Gibb weds Yvonne Spencely October 17 U.N. passes resolution saying "Zionism is a form of racism" October 18 Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town" October 18 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 19 "Chorus Line" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 6137 performances October 19 Cleveland Browns' Don Cockroft kicks club record 5 field goals October 19 Hamlisch and Klebans musical "Chorus Line" premieres in New York City October 19 Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Japan Golf Classic October 20 Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning October 21 Coast Guard Academy 1st allows women to enroll October 21 Elton John given a star in Hollywood October 21 Mexico City's 1st major subway accident takes 26 lives October 21 Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS October 21 "Treemonisha" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 64 performances October 21 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 21 Venera 9, 1st craft to orbit planet Venus launched October 22 Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series October 22 "Me and Bessie" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 453 performances October 22 Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus October 22 Turkish diplomat shot to death in Vienna October 22 World Football League disbands October 23 Battle between Cuba and South Africa troops in Angola October 23 Islander Glenn Resch's 5th shut-out opponent-Flyers 3-0 October 24 Turkish diplomat shot dead in Paris October 25 Denv Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St. Louis Spirits October 25 U.S.S.R.'s Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing October 26 Anwar Sadat became 1st Egyptian president to officially visit U.S. October 26 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC October 26 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball October 26 Mary Bea Porter wins LPGA Golf Inns of America October 27 Covers of both Time and Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen October 28 Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games October 28 Cleveland Metroparks assume operating responsibilities for Zoo October 29 Boston's Fred Lynn is the overwhelming choice as AL Rookie of Year October 29 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 30 Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year October 30 John Bucyk, Boston, became 7th NHLer to score 500 goals October 30 Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain October 30 New York Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" October 31 Bob Geldof 1st appearance with Boomtown Rats November 2 Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Mad Sq Garden beats Rangers 6-4 November 2 Summit in Houston opens - Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-89 November 4 Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award November 5 British government sends troops to Belize November 5 Sao Tome and Principe adopts constitution November 6 1st appearance of Sex Pistols November 6 "Hello, Dolly" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 51 performances November 7 Kidnapped AKZO director Herrema freed in Ireland November 8 Nick Bockwinkle beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ November 10 Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald and crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior November 10 PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses United Nations in New York City November 10 Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career November 10 U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism November 11 Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day) November 11 Australian Prime Minister removed by crown (1st elected Prime Minister removed in 200 yrs) November 12 New York Mets Tom Seaver wins his 3rd Cy Young Award November 12 Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired after 36 years November 13 "Musical Jubilee" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 92 performances November 14 Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara November 15 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 16 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Jacksonville Ladies Golf Open November 18 Black-Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver returns to U.S. November 18 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games November 19 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP November 20 Ronald Reagan announced candidacy for Republican nomination for president November 21 Linda McCartney drug charges in U.S. are dropped November 22 Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain November 23 63rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 9-8 November 23 Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal November 23 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Greater Ft. Myers Golf Classic November 24 "Boccaccio" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 7 performances November 25 Netherlands grants Suriname independence (National Day) November 25 Portuguese leftist officers occupy 4 airbases November 26 Federal jury finds Lynette Fromme guilty of attempted assassination November 26 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island November 26 Fred Lynn becomes the 1st rookie to win MVP November 26 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 27 Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL) November 28 Democratic Republic East-Timor proclaimed November 28 Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI vs. Australia Brisbane November 28 Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley November 29 Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii November 29 President Ford requires states to provide free education for handicapped November 30 Dahomey becomes Benin December 1 U.S. president Gerald Ford visits China December 2 7 South Moluccans hijack train at Wijster Drente, 3 killed December 2 G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as captain vs. WI December 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) December 2 Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, republic forms December 3 Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed December 4 6 South Molukkans occupy Indonesian consulate in The Hague, 1 dead December 5 "Me and Bessie" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 453 performances December 5 NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed December 6 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) December 6 Senator Robert Dole and Elizabeth Hanford marry December 7 10th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 3-0 vs Sabres December 7 Archbishop Makarios returns Cyprus December 7 Indonesian army occupies East Timor December 7 Pat Bradley wins Colgate-Far East Ladies Tournament Golf Tournament December 8 "Raisin" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 847 performances December 9 Jelena Bonner receives Andrei Sacharov's Nobel Prize December 9 President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for New York City December 10 Andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize December 10 Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champ December 11 1st class postage rises from 10 cents to 13 cents December 11 Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich December 12 Gas stove explodes and starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia) December 12 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford December 13 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host December 13 Australian Conservatives and Liberals win parliamentary election December 13 Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament December 13 Roy Fredericks hits 169 vs. Australia at WACA, hundred in 71 balls December 13 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 14 6 So Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days December 14 "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 64 performances December 16 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV December 16 Bill Veeck buys 80% of White Sox from John Allyn December 17 1st time New York Islanders shut-out New York Rangers, 3-0-Billy Smith's 5th December 17 Lynette Fromme sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life December 19 John Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice December 19 Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones December 20 Joe Walsh recruited to join Eagles December 20 Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands archbishop of Utrecht December 21 1st New York Jet to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins) December 21 64th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Czechoslovakia in Stockholm (3-2) December 21 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57 December 21 "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 51 performances December 21 Madagascar adopts constitution December 21 "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 307 performances December 23 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act December 23 Peter Seitz makes Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents December 26 1st supersonic transport service (U.S.S.R.-Tupolev-144) December 26 A crowd of 85661 attends the 1st day of the Aust-WI MCG Test Cricket December 27 Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India) December 28 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music) December 28 Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die December 28 Gary Cosier scores 109 vs. West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut December 28 "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass December 28 Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG December 29 11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in New York City December 30 "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 7 performances December 30 Constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force December 31 42nd Sugar Bowl: Alabama 13 beats Penn State 6
