January 1 Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall January 1 "Musical Jubilee" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 92 performances January 1 NBC replaces the peacock logo January 1 Venezuela nationalizes oil fields January 3 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 4 "Candide" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 740 performances January 4 "Home Sweet Homer" opens and closes at Palace Theater New York City January 5 Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea" January 5 Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies January 5 MacNeil-Lehrer Report premieres on PBS January 6 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC January 6 Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million January 8 Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles January 9 Bryan Trottier failed in 4th Islander penalty shot January 9 CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts January 9 Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK January 11 Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec national figure skating champions January 11 Military coup in Ecuador, President Guillermo Lara leaves January 11 "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 193 performances January 11 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in New York City January 11 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill January 11 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka January 12 U.N. Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org January 13 Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" January 14 "Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC) January 14 Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves January 15 Sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot President Ford January 15 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. January 15 US-German Helios B solar probe launched into solar orbit January 16 "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV January 16 Peter Frampton released platinum live album "Frampton Comes Alive" January 17 Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency January 17 "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1 January 18 Superbowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 21-17 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh, WR January 20 29th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia January 21 Supersonic Concorde, 1st commercial flights, by Britain and France January 22 Bank robbery in Beirut nets a record $20-50 million January 23 Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs. WI Adelaide January 23 Washington Caps end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5 January 24 Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89) January 24 George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest January 25 Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut Ind vs. New Zealand Auckland January 26 6th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 23-20 January 26 Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals January 26 David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in New York City January 26 Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon January 26 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20 January 27 9th ABA All-Star Game: Denver 144 beats ABA 138 at Denver January 27 "Laverne and Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV January 27 Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara January 27 Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia January 28 Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park January 28 NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak January 29 Zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire January 30 1st-class debut of Dav Whatmore, in Johannesburg January 30 George Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977) January 30 William E. Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA January 31 Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308 January 31 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 February 1 East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to February 1 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational February 1 "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV February 1 Sonny and Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce February 2 "Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" airs on TV February 2 "Rich Little Show," debuts on NBC-TV February 2 Roger Connor, Fred Lindstrom and ump Cal Hubbard elected to Hall of Fame February 3 26th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-109 at Philadelphia February 4 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria February 4 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala and Honduras February 4 Judge Oliver upholds Seitz's decision on Andy Messersmith free agency February 4 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 5 Australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies February 5 Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs and Ian Redpath February 6 George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" February 7 Larry Groce's "Junk Food Junkie" peaks at #9 February 7 World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (U.S.S.R.) February 8 Hua Guofeng becomes premier of China PR February 8 Jan Stephens wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Naples Golf Classic February 8 Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130) February 9 Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame February 11 Clifford Alexander, Jr. confirmed as 1st black secretary of Army February 12 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 13 Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria February 13 Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes February 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 15 12th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria February 15 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic February 17 Macau adopts constitution (Organic Law of Macau) February 17 New Zealand scores their 1st innings win in Test Cricket, vs. India February 17 Richard Hadlee takes 7-23 vs. India, his 1st match-winning spell February 17 "Rockabye Hamlet" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 7 performances February 19 Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara February 20 Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title February 21 Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht February 21 "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 7 performances February 22 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic February 23 Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract February 24 Cuba adopts its constitution February 24 Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York City February 24 Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU February 26 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 27 Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon February 28 18th Grammy Awards: 'Love Will Keep Us Together' Record of the Year, Natalie Cole wins as best New Artist February 28 Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession February 28 Spain withdraws from Western Sahara March 2 Bob Lurie becomes CEO of San Francisco Giants March 2 "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 766 performances March 2 Holgate, Kemp and Lopez' musical premieres in New York City March 2 Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest March 3 Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia March 4 John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio March 4 San Francisco Giants are bought for $8 million by Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth March 5 British pounds falls below $2 for 1st time March 6 Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS) March 6 Ice Pairs Championship at Gothenburg won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS) March 6 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (GRB) March 6 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill March 7 Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria March 8 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China March 9 1st female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy March 9 Islander Glenn Resch's 10th shut-out opponent-Blues 4-0 March 12 South African troops leave Angola March 14 Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race March 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 15 Failed coup in Niger March 16 British premier Harold Wilson resigns March 17 Malikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.76) March 17 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried March 17 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 19 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years March 20 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.70) March 20 Patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery March 23 International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying) March 24 Argentine President Isabel Peron deposed by country's military March 25 Argentine military junta bans leftist political parties March 25 "My Fair Lady" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 384 performances March 25 "Rex" opens at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City for 48 performances March 26 AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M March 26 Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album March 27 Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64, for AIWA basketball title March 27 Washington D.C. underground Metro opens March 29 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 March 29 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students March 30 Israel kills 6 Palestinians protesting land confiscation March 31 Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth March 31 New Jersey Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator April 1 Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple Computer April 2 A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell April 2 Cambodia Khieu Sampan succeeds prince Sihanouk as premier April 2 Portuguese constitution assumed April 3 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island April 3 Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game April 4 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin April 4 Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand April 5 Harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister of England April 5 Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen," premieres in London April 6 1st quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" April 7 Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping April 9 U.S. and Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use April 10 Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed - Yankees win 9-7 April 10 Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title April 11 40th Golf Masters Championship: Ray Floyd wins, shooting a 271 April 12 India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare April 13 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash April 13 Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes April 15 Yankee stadium reopens, Yankees beat Twins after trailing 4-0 April 17 NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phillies win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive home runs April 18 30th Tony Awards: Travesties and Chorus Line win April 18 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten- Ping Golf Open April 19 5th Boston Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wis in 2:47:10 April 19 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19 April 20 George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python April 21 Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing April 21 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 22 Barbara Walters becomes 1st female nightly network news anchor April 25 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire April 25 Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country April 25 India all out for 97 vs. West Indies April 25 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic April 25 Portugal adopts constitution April 26 Pan Am begins non-stop flights New York City - Tokyo April 27 Arabic Monetary Fund established in Abu Dhabi April 27 "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 16 performances April 29 Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water April 30 Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title April 30 Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba April 30 Wings release "Silly Love Songs" May 1 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6 May 1 Jos Hermens, runs Dutch record for 20K (57:24.2) May 2 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic May 3 Panama 747SP lands after record flight around world (46:26) May 3 Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift) May 4 "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 7 performances May 4 Kiss performs their 1st concert May 5 Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II May 5 Train collision at Schiedam Netherlands, kills 24 May 8 "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 7 performances May 9 Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament May 9 "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 16 performances May 11 Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation May 11 Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV May 12 Bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1 May 13 9th and final ABA championship: New York Nets beat Denv Nuggets, 4 games to 2 May 14 Lowell Thomas ends 46 years as radio network reporter May 14 Oil tanker Urqui Ola explodes off Spanish coast May 15 102nd Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55 May 15 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation May 15 Fonz Song by Heyettes hits #91 May 15 Kentucky Moonrunner by Cledus Maggard hits #85 May 16 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games May 16 Sue Roberts wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic May 17 28th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson and M Learned May 17 Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed May 19 Gold ownership legalized in Australia May 19 Liverpool wins 5th UEFA Cup at Bridge May 19 Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence May 19 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 20 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. May 22 NASA launches space vehicle S-179 May 22 St. Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 home run May 23 Amy Alcott wins '76 LPGA Golf Classic May 24 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington D.C.) May 24 Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title May 25 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Richard Dunn in Munich May 27 "Something's Afoot" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 61 performances May 29 "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29 May 29 Only home run of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil May 30 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt May 30 Bobby Unser sets world record for fastest pit stop (4 seconds) May 31 Loudest Pennsylvania (76 KW) for Who's Quadrophenia in London June 2 East-Timor People's Assembly accepts annexation through Indonesia June 3 Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold June 3 Test Cricket debut of Mike Brearley vs. West Indies (0 and 17) June 3 U.S. presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta June 5 108th Belmont: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Bold Forbes wins in 2:29 June 5 "Bigfoot" by Bro Smith hits #57 June 5 Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage, 14 die June 6 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2 June 6 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Girl Talk Golf Classic June 7 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, premieres June 8 Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1 June 10 49th National Spelling Bee: Tim Kneale wins spelling narcolepsy June 10 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome June 11 Anti-apartheid advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza arrested in South Africa June 11 Australian band AC/DC begin their 1st headline tour of Britain June 11 Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA June 11 "Magnificent Marble Machine," last airs on NBC-TV June 13 4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi June 13 Bob Marley performs in Amsterdam June 13 Inge Helten runs female European record 100m (11.04) June 14 12th Mayor's Trophy Game Yankees beat Mets 8-4 June 14 "Gong Show" premieres on TV, syndication June 15 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium June 15 Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman June 16 Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa, Soweto Day June 17 ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets and Spurs) merges into NBA June 17 Indonesia annexes Portuguese East-Timor June 18 Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, and Vida Blue to Yankees June 18 Joseph William Turner watercolor auctioned for 340,000 pounds June 18 St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park home runs June 19 King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Dutchess Silvia Sommerlath June 19 U.S. Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth June 20 76th U.S. Golf Open: Jerry Pate shoots a 277 at Atlanta AC in Duluth Ga June 20 Carl Fugate, Starkwether accomplice, paroled June 20 Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ June 20 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic June 21 Berlinguers PCI wins election in Italy June 22 "Godspell" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 527 performances June 22 San Diego Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk June 23 CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure, 555 m, opens June 24 1975 movie "Rocky Horror Picture Show" released in Germany June 25 Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader June 26 WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball June 27 Air France Airbus hijacked in Germany to Uganda June 27 Israeli raid on Entebbe, Uganda June 27 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Invitational June 27 "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 193 performances June 27 Portuguese general Antonio Eanes elected president June 28 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo June 28 Hijacked French Airbus lands in Entebbe, Uganda June 29 Seychelles gains independence from Britain June 30 John Walker of New Zealand sets record for 2000 m, 4:51.4 July 1 Kenneth Gibson, is 1st black president of U.S. Conference of Mayors July 2 83rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats E Goolagong (63 46 86) July 2 Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam July 2 Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual July 3 90th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Ilse Nastase (64 62 97) July 3 Adolfo Suarez becomes premier of Spain July 3 After 12 years, Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys July 3 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers July 4 Opening ceremony of the Dai Bosatsu monastery Catskill Mt., New York July 4 Raid on Entebbe-Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers July 4 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Bloomington Golf Classic Bicentennial July 6 Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station July 7 E. Henry Knoche, becomes deputy director of CIA July 7 Vernon A. Walters, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA July 7 Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars July 8 Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break July 9 England all out for 71 vs. WI at Old Trafford, Holding 14 5-7-17-5 July 9 Houston Astro Larry Dierker no-hits Montreal Expos, 6-0 July 9 Uganda asks United Nations to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe July 10 105th British Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Royal Birkdale July 10 Chemical factory in Milan explodes (dioxane cloud) July 11 1st U.S. football club in Austria forms (FAAFC-1st Austrian American) July 11 31st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner July 11 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 11 In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling "Headlocks and Wedlocks" July 12 Ian Dury and Kilburns disband July 13 47th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia July 13 All star MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds) July 13 Last day of Test Cricket for Brian Close, aged 45 July 14 Jimmy Carter wins Democratic President nomination in New York City July 14 U.S.S.R. banishes dissident Andrei Amalrik to Netherlands July 15 36-hour kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California July 16 Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years July 17 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal July 17 Indonesian president Suharto annexes East Timor July 18 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic July 18 Lucien van Impe wins Tour de France July 18 "Something's Afoot" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 61 performances July 18 Stockhausens "Sirius," premieres in New York City July 18 Thiokol conducts 2-minute firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Utah July 19 Allman Brother's roadie Scooter Herring sentenced to 75 years for providing drugs for the group, based on Gregg Allman's testimony July 19 Rock group Deep Purple disbands July 20 Last U.S. troops leave Thailand July 20 U.S. Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing July 21 1st outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Philadelphia July 21 "Guys and Dolls" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 239 performances July 22 "Let My People Come" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 106 performances July 23 42nd NFL Chicago All Star Game: Pittsburgh 24, All Stars 0 (52,895) July 23 Baltimore Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game July 23 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 23 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 23 Wings release "Let 'em In" July 24 John Naber is 1st to swin 200m backstroke under 2 minutes July 25 Annegret Richter runs 100m (11.01) July 25 Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open July 27 8.2 Tangshan earthquake kills estimated 240,000 Chinese July 27 Japanese ex-premier Tanaka arrested, Lockheed Affair July 28 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake July 28 8.2 and 7.4 earthquake devastate Tangsha, China (240-750,000 die) July 28 Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph July 28 White Sox John Odom (5 inn) and Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's July 29 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear Test July 30 Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy July 30 Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball July 31 Seychelles Independence, Independence day July 31 Waldemar Cierpinski runs Olympic marathon (2:09:55.0) August 1 21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada August 1 Flash flood in Big Thompson Canyon Colorado on Route 34, kills 139 August 1 Liz Taylor's 6th divorce (re-divorces Richard Burton) August 1 Seattle Seahawks play 1st (preseason) game (SF 27, Seattle 20) August 4 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. August 7 Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Colgate-European Golf Open August 7 Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars August 7 U.S. Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth August 8 Chicago White Sox suit up in shorts August 9 Clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 minutes, WI vs. Glamorgan August 9 Pitt Pirate John Candelaria no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0 August 9 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth August 11 Keith Moon, drummer for Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami August 11 Race riot in Cape Town, South Africa; 17 die August 12 Christian militia conquer Palestinian camp Tell al-Za'tar, 2000 killed August 14 10,000 Northern Ireland women demonstrate for peace in Belfast August 15 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic August 16 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD August 16 St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo) August 17 An earthquake and tidal wave in the Philippines kills up to 8,000 August 17 Big win for WI at The Oval Michael Holding 14-149 for match August 18 U.S.S.R.'s Luna 24 soft-lands on Moon August 19 President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention August 21 Al Bumbry hits 17th inside-the-park home run in Oriole history August 21 Battle East Sussex: Mary Langdon becomes 1st British firewoman August 22 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic August 23 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die August 24 Soyuz 21 returns to Earth August 25 Harm Wiersma becomes world checker champion August 25 Yankees beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings August 28 N.Y. Cosmos beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 for NASL cup August 28 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. August 29 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open August 30 Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of Today Show August 30 Turks and Caicos Islands adopts constitution August 31 George Harrison found guilty of plagurizing "My Sweet Lord" August 31 Mexican peso devalued August 31 Trinidad and Tobago adopts constitution August 31 Waldemar Cierpinski wins 18th Olympics Marathon (2:09:55.0) September 1 NASA launches space vehicle S-197 September 1 New Jersey Meadowlands racetrack opens September 1 Wayne Hays, Representative-D-Ohio 1949 - 1976, resigns after scandal with Elizabeth Ray September 3 Viking 2 soft lands on Mars and returns photos September 4 Palestinians hijack KLM DC-9 to Cyprus September 5 "Rex" closes at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City after 48 performances September 5 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic September 5 "Very Good Eddie" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 307 performances September 6 Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, Dean Martin appears September 6 Russian pilot Belenko defects to Japan in a Mig 25 jet September 7 U.S. courts find George Harrison guilty of plagiarism for 'He's So Fine' September 8 Fons Rademakers' film "Max Havelaar" premieres in Amsterdam September 10 2 airliners collide over Yugoslavia, kills all 176 aboard September 10 5 Croatian terrorists capture TWA-plane at La Guardia Airport, New York September 11 90th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight U.S. Open Final (Evert wins) September 11 Dorothy Kathleen Benham (Minn), 20, crowned 49th Miss America 1977 September 11 Minnie Minoso bats for White Sox after a 12-year hiatus (hitless) September 12 96th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg (64 36 76 64) September 12 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open September 12 Seattle Seahawks play 1st regular-season game (St. L 30, Sea 24) September 12 White Sox Minnie Minoso, 53, is oldest to get a hit in majors September 13 2nd Enterprise, approach and lands Test Cricket (ALT) flight (5m28s) September 15 Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who ...," premieres in New York City September 15 Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days September 16 Egypt president Sadat re-elected September 16 Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop September 17 Amnesty International receives Erasmus-prize September 17 NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California September 17 Ringo releases "Ringo's Rotogravure" album September 18 Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player September 18 Dom Mintoff's Labour Party wins Malta election September 18 Reverend Sun Myung Moon holds "God Bless America" convention September 19 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Portland Golf Classic September 19 "Going Up" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 49 performances September 20 Metroliner official opens in Brussels September 20 Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women September 20 Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion September 21 Wings performs in Zagreb Yugoslavia September 23 Ford-Carter TV debate September 23 South Africa decides to allow multi-racial teams to represent them September 23 Soyuz 22 returns to Earth September 24 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter September 24 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 5959 performances September 25 Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park September 25 "Porgy and Bess" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 122 performances September 26 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC September 26 Denver's Rick Upchurch returns 2 punts for TDs against Cleveland September 26 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Carlton Golf September 26 Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title September 28 A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion September 28 Congress passes Toxic Substances Control Act September 28 Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title September 29 2nd Chamber recognizes Dutch Liberals/social democratic abortion law September 29 "Alice," debuts on CBS-TV September 29 Boy George expelled from school September 29 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest September 29 San Francisco Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0 September 29 Syria drives Palestinian guerrillas out of Lebanon September 29 Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager September 29 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 1 1st Dutch casino opens October 2 "Let My People Come" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 106 performances October 3 Hank Aaron singles in his last at bat and drives in his 2,297th run October 3 Helmuth Kohl's CDU wins German parliament election October 4 Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke October 4 Supreme Court lifts 1972 ban on death penalty for convicted murderers October 5 Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st October 6 Cubans DC-8 crashes after bomb attack October 6 "Gang of Four" arrested in Beijing October 6 John Hathaway completes 50,600 mile bicycle tour of every continent October 6 President Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe" October 8 Sex Pistols sign with EMI October 9 Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut New Zealand vs. Pak Javed 1st wkt October 9 "Robber Bridegroom" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 145 performances October 9 TCricket est debut of Javed Miandad, scores 163 on 1st day October 9 Yankees 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1 October 10 Beijing reports arrest of Mao Tse Tung's widow October 10 Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33 October 10 New Jersey Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens October 11 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins October 11 Mao Tse-Tung's widow Jiang Qing and "Gang of Four," arrested and charged with plotting a coup October 12 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight October 12 Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party October 14 Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives New York Yankees pennant #30 October 14 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Milton Friedman October 14 Soyuz 23 carries 2 to Salyut 6, but returns without docking October 15 1st debate of major-ticket Vice President nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R) October 15 Ringo releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" October 16 Soyuz 23 returns to Earth October 16 Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald scores a hat trick in 2 minutes 54 seconds October 17 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC October 17 Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997) October 18 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to William N Lipscomb Jr October 20 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince October 20 New York Nets Julius "Dr. J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers October 21 American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature October 21 Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series October 21 New York Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed October 21 New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles October 21 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Saul Bellow October 22 Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 October 24 1st Jewish film and TV festival October 24 6th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:39:11 October 24 7th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10 October 24 Hua Guofeng succeeds Mao as China's party leader October 24 Sadiq and Mushtaq Mohammad score tons in same Test Cricket innings vs. New Zealand October 25 5th Enterprise, approach and lands test (ALT) flight October 26 Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa October 26 Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic October 28 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) October 28 Train collision at Goes, Netherlands, 7 die October 30 "Going Up" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 49 performances October 30 Jane Pauley becomes news co-anchor of Today Show October 30 Reverend Joseph Evans elected president of United Church of Christ October 31 Javed Miandad, 206 vs. New Zealand, age 19 years 141 days (29 fours 1 six) November 1 Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule November 1 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse New York City for 16 performances November 1 West German Gens Krupinski/Franke admit to being Nazis November 2 Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford for president November 2 New Jersey voters approve gambling for Atlantic City November 2 San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young November 3 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA/Japan Mizuno Golf November 4 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich and McCovey, available November 5 Baltimore Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award November 5 New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters November 5 Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for manager Chuck Tanner November 5 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test November 6 Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP November 6 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years November 7 'Gone With the Wind' televised November 9 Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career November 9 U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa November 10 Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore November 14 Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks November 14 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse New York City after 16 performances November 14 War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing November 15 Syrian army conquerors Beirut November 16 Rene Levesque's "Parti Quebecois" wins elections in Quebec November 16 Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 November 17 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC November 18 Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 years of dictatorship November 18 Yankees sign free agent Don Gullett November 19 George Harrison releases "This Song" November 19 Patty Hearst is freed on $15 million bail November 20 George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live November 20 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-Hong Kong Golf Open November 22 Algeria Constitution goes into effect November 22 Comic strip "Cathy," by Cathy Guisewhite, debuts November 23 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 23 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 24 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak November 24 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award November 25 O. J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs. Detroit November 25 The Band's farewell concert at SF's Winterland Ballroom November 25 Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory of relativity November 26 East Germany deprives singer/poet Wolf Biermann citizenship November 26 Ringo releases "Hey Baby" single November 26 Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK" November 26 Willy Burns elected chairman of Social International November 27 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship November 27 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 28 64th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 23-20 November 29 Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees November 30 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB) December 1 Angola admitted to UN December 1 Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself president December 1 Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks" December 3 Dr. Patrick J Hillery elected president of Iraq December 4 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner December 5 Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards December 6 War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich December 7 U.N. Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General for 2nd 5 yr term December 8 U.N. General Assembly re-elects Kurt Waldheim secretary-General December 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 10 Wings release triple album "Wings Over America" December 12 Quarterback Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet December 13 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur December 13 Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m) December 14 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns Dutch Liberal/social dem abortion laws December 15 Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground December 15 Jamaica premier Manley wins elections December 16 Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to UN December 16 Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins December 16 Government halts swine flu vaccination prog following reports of paralysis December 16 Liberian tanker stranded at Nantucket, 180,000 barrels oil in sea December 17 Superstation WTBS in Atlanta went national December 18 "A Star is Born," with Barbra Striesand, premieres December 18 Soviet dissident Viktor Bukovskiexchanged for Chile CP-leader Corvalan December 18 Wonder Woman debuts on ABC December 19 Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Champ December 19 John Lever takes 7-46 in 1st Test Cricket innings, vs. India Delhi December 19 Piper Cherokee crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt December 19 President Brezhnev receives his 5th Lenin order December 20 Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin resigns December 20 "Music Is" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 8 performances December 21 20th Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 3-0 vs Bruins December 21 Patricia R. Harris named secretary of Housing and Urban Development December 21 U.N. General Assembly passes a resolution declaring 1979 - Year of Child December 21 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 22 35 Unification church couples wed in New York City December 22 East Germany banishes singer Nina Hagen December 22 "Your Arm's Too Short..." opens at Lyceum New York City for 429 performances December 25 Egyptian SS Patria sinks in Red Sea, about 100 killed December 25 Takeo Fukuda becomes Japanese premier December 26 "Music Is" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 8 performances December 27 Albania constitution goes into effect December 28 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances December 28 Genie Francis joind "General Hospital" as Laura Vining December 28 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 28 Winnie Mandela banished in South Africa December 30 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 31 The Cars played their 1st gig December 31 TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run
