January 10—Coco Chanel dies.
January 17—Baltimore Colts beat Dallas Cowboys, 16-13, in Super Bowl 5.
January 25—Charles Manson and three female followers convicted of Tate-La Bianca murders; Idi Amin takes power in Uganda.
February 4—NASDAQ established in New York City.
February 6—Apollo 14 launches from lunar surface and begins return to earth.
February 9—Satchel Paige elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
February 10—Total lunar eclipse.
February 14—President Nixon orders installation of secret taping system in White House.
February 28—Evil Knievel jumps 19 cars in Ontario, California.
March 5—Led Zeppelin plays Stairway to Heaven live for first time (in Belfast, Northern Ireland).
March 8—Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15-round decision at Madison Square Garden.
March 10—Senate passes bill lowering voting age to 18.
March 12-13—Allman Brothers play at the Fillmore East.
March 31—Starbucks founded in Seattle.
April 5—Lt. William Calley sentenced to “life imprisonment” for My Lai massacre.
April 20—Supreme Court unanimously upholds Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education; NPR starts broadcasting.
April 24—500,000 march against Vietnam War in Washington, DC.
April 30—Milwaukee Bucks sweep Baltimore Bullets to win NBA title.
May 1—Amtrak starts rail passenger service.
May 5—FedEx founded in Little Rock, Arkansas.
May 9—Elizabeth Bonner sets women’s marathon world record of 3:01:42.
May 12—Mick Jagger marries Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias in San Tropez.
May 18—Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks to win Stanley Cup.
May 23—Airplane crash in Yugoslavia kills 78 people.
May 31—Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) is created.
June 1—Ed Sullivan hosts his final show on CBS.
June 13—New York Times starts printing Pentagon Papers.
June 14—Norway begins oil production in North Sea.
July 3—Jim Morrison dies in his bathtub in Paris after heroin overdose.
July 12—Serial killer Juan Corona indicted in California.
July 13—Reggie Jackson hits monster home run at Tiger Stadium to help American League win All-Star Game.
July 18—Eddie Merckx wins Tour de France.
July 24—Georgina Rizk of Lebanon crowned Miss Universe.
August 1—Richard Petty wins Dixie 500 in Atlanta.
August 11—Construction begins on Louisiana Superdome.
August 15—Bahrain gains independence after 110 years of British rule.
August 18—Australia and New Zealand withdraw troops from Vietnam.
August 26—Bobby Orr signs million-dollar contract with Boston Bruins.
September 3—John Lennon leaves UK for New York City, never to return.
September 9-13—Attica Prison riot.
September 11—Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals in US Open finals.
October 1—Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida.
October 17—Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles in World Series, 4 games to 3.
October 24—Texas Stadium opens as Cowboys beat New England Patriots, 44-21.
November 5—LA Lakers begin 33-game winning streak.
November 24—A man calling himself “D.B. Cooper” extorts $200,000 ransom, hijacks plane and jumps out between Seattle and Portland, and would not be seen again.
November 25—UT beats A&M, 34-14, at Kyle Field.
November 28—Calgary Stampeders beat Toronto Argonauts to win CFL’s Grey Cup.
December 16—Don McLean releases American Pie.
December 18—Golfing legend Bobby Jones dies.
December 19—A Clockwork Orange premieres.
December 25—Hotel fire in Seoul takes 163 lives.
December 30—Australia’s first McDonald’s opens in Sydney.
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