January 1 Cigarette advertisements banned on television January 2 A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 January 3 Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders 27-17 in AFC championship game January 3 Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco '49ers 17-10 in NFC championship game January 3 "President's Daughter" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 72 performances January 4 Congressional Black Caucus organizes January 4 Dr. Melvin H Evans inaugurated as 1st elected governor of Virgin Is January 4 Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated January 5 1st one-day international, Australia vs. England at the MCG January 5 Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak January 5 U.S. heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found January 6 Berkeley chemists announces 1st synthetic growth hormones January 6 Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate January 7 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C), Hawley Lake, Ariz (state record) January 8 29 pilot whales beach themselves and die at San Clemente Island, California January 8 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established January 9 "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" closes at Majestic New York City after 19 perf January 10 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Richard Wilbur January 10 "Light, Lively and Yiddish" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 87 performances January 11 1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK January 11 Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves January 12 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV January 12 Congressional Black Caucus organizes January 12 Federal grand jury indicts Reverend Philip Berrigan and 5 others, including a nun and 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger January 12 "Soon" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 3 performances January 13 "Soon" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 3 performances January 14 John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs January 15 "Ari" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 19 performances January 15 Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt January 15 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" January 16 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (1:58.7) January 17 Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB January 18 Ivan Koloff beats Bruno Sammartino in New York, to become WWF champ January 19 24th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 2-1 at Boston January 19 Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial January 19 NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association January 19 "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 861 performances January 20 Ard Schenk skates world record 1000m (1:18.8) January 20 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan January 21 "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV January 22 John and Yoko record "Power to the People" January 23 4th ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina January 23 -80 degrees F (-62 degrees C) in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska (U.S. record) January 23 UCLA loses to Notre Dame, UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row January 24 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6 January 25 Charles Manson and 3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders January 25 Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state January 25 Military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada January 25 Philadelphia mint's 1st trial strike of Eisenhower dollar January 25 WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting January 26 Charles Manson convicted of murder January 26 Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes January 27 Montgomery St. Station, last link in BART, 'holed thru' January 29 Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs. England at Adelaide January 30 "Ari" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 19 performances January 30 Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his 1st Test bowl, vs. England January 30 UCLA starts 88 basketball game win streak January 31 & Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame January 31 Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands January 31 Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey January 31 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on United Kingdom pop chart January 31 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn January 31 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich February 2 Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote to become dictator of Uganda February 3 KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast February 4 Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard and Mitchell) February 4 Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks February 4 British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt February 4 Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil February 4 National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC February 5 Apollo 14, 3rd U.S. manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro Alan Shepard and Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours February 7 Swiss men accept female suffrage February 8 Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ February 8 South Vietnamese troops invade Laos February 9 Apollo 14 returns to Earth February 9 Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family February 9 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage February 9 Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball Hall of Fame February 10 American Mensa, Ltd incorporates in NY February 10 Bill White becomes 1st black baseball announcer (New York Yankees) February 10 John Guares "House of Blue Leaves," premieres in New York City February 10 Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa February 11 Montreal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal February 11 U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons February 12 Only Test Cricket for Ken Eastwood, who scored 5 and 0 Australia vs. England February 13 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos February 13 Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into crowd, injuring 2 February 14 Movie "Ben Hur" 1st shown on television February 14 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House February 15 After 1,200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal February 17 England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win February 19 Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK February 19 Walt Wesley becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score 50 pts in a game February 20 Bruin Phil Esposito is NHL's quickest to score 50 goals in a season February 20 General Idi Amin Dada appointed president of Uganda February 20 National Emergency Center erroneously orders U.S. radio and TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes February 21 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic February 21 Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi and Louisiana killing 117 February 22 Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria February 23 Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak February 23 George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year February 23 Lt. Calley confessed and implicates Captain Medina February 24 Algeria nationalizes French oil companies February 25 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 1,316 performances February 25 P Zindel's "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," premieres in New York City February 28 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National Florida Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam February 28 WDRB TV channel 41 in Louisville, Kentucky (IND) begins broadcasting March 1 Bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington D.C. March 1 Clandestine Radio Deutsche Reich (Germany) begins transmitting on FM March 3 South African Broadcasting lifts its ban on the Beatles March 3 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa March 4 "City Command" kidnaps 4 U.S. military men at Ankara, Turkey March 6 Test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs. West Indies at Port-of-Spain March 7 Egypt refuses to renew the Suez cease fire March 8 Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record) March 8 Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" March 9 J M Noreiga takes 9-95 WI vs. India at Port-of-Spain March 10 Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18 March 12 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger marries Bianca Perez Morena de Macias March 12 Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected president March 12 Turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army March 13 Live at Fillmore East recorded March 14 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV March 14 Rolling Stones left England for France to escape taxes March 14 South Vietnamese troops flee Laos March 14 The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes March 15 CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" March 15 Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet March 16 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win March 16 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) suspends broadcasting March 18 200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru March 19 Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half March 20 Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game March 21 Gavaskar scores 1st of his 34 Test Cricket tons, 116 at Georgetown March 21 Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic March 21 Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2" March 21 WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting March 22 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. March 23 Dutch 2nd Chamber accept simplified divorce March 23 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test March 25 Boston Patriots become New England Patriots March 25 European council accepts Mansholt plan laying off 5 million farmers March 25 Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," goes gold March 26 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence March 26 "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings March 26 "Cannon" with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV March 27 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 UCLA wins their 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title March 28 25th Tony Awards: Sleuth and Company win March 29 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre March 29 Chile president Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines March 29 Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor March 29 Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced March 29 Royal Albert Hall opens March 29 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting March 31 South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion March 31 William Calley sentenced to life for Mi Lai Massacre April 1 U.S. and Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere April 1 United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership April 2 Sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concludes an almost 5 year run April 4 "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 524 performances April 4 Marine clay under houses liquefies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec) April 5 Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole April 5 Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy April 5 U.S. Lt Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life April 5 WNJT TV channel 52 in Trenton, New Jersey (PBS) begins broadcasting April 7 Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by April 7 President Nixon orders lt Calley (Mi Lai) free April 7 WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals April 8 1st legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York) April 9 Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK April 10 1st baseball game at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Phils beat Expos 4-1 April 10 U.S. table tennis team arrives in China PR April 11 35th Golf Masters Championship: Charles Coody wins, shooting a 279 April 11 "Johnny Johnson" opens/closes at Edison Theater New York City for 1 performance April 11 WBFF TV channel 45 in Baltimore, MD (IND) begins broadcasting April 14 Fort Point, San Francisco dedicated as a national historic site April 14 President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China April 14 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in New York City April 14 Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation April 15 43rd Academy Awards - "Patton," George C Scott and Glenda Jackson win April 15 "70, Girls, 70" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 35 performances April 17 Egypt, Libya and Syria form federation (FAR) April 17 People's Republic Bangladesh forms, under sheik Mujib ur-Rahman April 18 Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd inning vs. WI after 124 in 1st April 18 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic April 19 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45 April 19 Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder) April 19 Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day) April 19 U.S.S.R. Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit April 20 Barbra Streisand records "We've Only Just Begun" April 20 U.S. Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation April 21 Original Codex Reguis (with Edda-liederen) returns to Iceland April 22 Soyuz 10 launched April 23 Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike April 23 Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become 1st in Salyut 1 space station April 24 "Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater New York City for 1 perf April 24 Soyuz 10 returns to Earth April 25 About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington April 25 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational April 25 U.S. canal rights in Nicaragua and rights to Corn Islands expire April 25 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 26 Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hours April 26 Turkey state of siege proclaimed April 27 Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark April 28 Dutch social democratic party/D'66/DS'70 win parliamentary election April 28 Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy April 29 Bill Graham closes down Fillmore and Fillmore East April 29 Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration April 29 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 30 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games May 1 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2 May 1 Amtrak Railroad begins operation May 1 Rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar" May 2 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open May 3 All Things Considered premieres on 112 National Public Radio stations May 3 Erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader May 3 Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days May 3 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun) May 5 "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 5 performances May 5 Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (New York City) May 8 "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 5 performances May 9 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman and Jean Stapleton May 9 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) May 9 Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes May 9 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history May 9 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open May 10 U.S. special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents May 11 Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam May 12 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St. Tropez Town Hall May 13 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident May 15 "70, Girls, 70" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 35 performances May 15 97th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54 May 15 Radio Nordsee International's ship bombed May 16 1st class postage now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents) May 16 Benjamin Britten's opera "Owen Wingrave," premieres in Aldwych May 16 Bulgaria adopts it's constitution May 17 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Godspell," premieres off-Broadway May 17 Washington State bans sex discrimination May 18 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 May 18 Bulgarian constitution goes into effect May 18 President Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus May 18 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 May 19 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 2, 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars May 20 Pentagon reports blacks constitute 11% of U.S. soldiers in SE Asia May 21 Chelsea wins 11th Europe Cup II in Athens May 21 National Guard mobilizes to quell riot in Chattanooga, Tennessee May 23 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationalionale May 23 Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands May 24 A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard May 25 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 26 Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its 1st appearance May 27 23rd Walker Cup: Britain - Ireland, 13 - 11 May 27 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship May 28 Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram" May 28 U.S.S.R. Mars 3 launched, 1st spacecraft to soft land on Mars May 29 Court Room by Clarence Carter hits #61 May 30 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; drunk LSD apple juice May 30 Train crash at Duivendrecht, Netherlands, 5 die May 30 U.S. Mariner 9, 1st satellite to orbit Mars launched May 30 Willie Mays hits his 638th home run, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored May 31 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting June 1 Ed Sullivan's final TV show on CBS June 1 "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" opens at Golden New York City for 31 performances June 2 Ajax wins 16th Europe Cup 1 June 3 Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0 June 3 Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, vs. England at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19) June 4 Joseph Luns appointed Secretary-General of NATO June 4 Oakland A's beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings June 4 Zaheer Abbas scores Cricket 274 at Edgbaston, 544 minutes 38 fours June 5 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6 June 6 Air West filght 706 collides with Navy Phantom jet over LA, 50 die June 6 "Ed Sullivan Show" last broadcasts on CBS-TV June 6 John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in New York City June 6 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open June 6 Soyuz 11 takes 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 1 space station June 6 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting June 6 Willie Mays hits record 22nd and last extra inning home run June 7 Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut June 8 North Vietnam demands U.S. end aid to South Vietnam June 8 White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign June 9 Abdul Zahir appointed premier of Afghanistan June 9 Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold June 10 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois June 10 44th National Spelling Bee: Jonathan Knisely wins spelling shalloon June 11 U.S. and Japan sign accord to return Okinawa to Japan June 11 U.S. ends ban on China trade June 12 Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House June 13 17th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth June 13 New York Times began publishing "Pentagon Papers" June 15 Vernon E Jordan, Jr., appointed executive director of National Urban League June 16 Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen June 16 Racial disturbance in Jacksonville, Florida June 19 Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance June 20 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Heritage Golf Open June 21 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana June 21 71st U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania June 21 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf June 21 International Court of Justice asks South Africa to pull out of Namibia June 23 Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 4-0 June 23 WTVP TV channel 47 in Peoria, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting June 25 Stevie Wonder releases "Where I'm Coming From" June 26 Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings and 29 fines) June 26 "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City after 2329 performances June 27 26th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner June 27 "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" closes at Golden New York City after 31 performances June 28 Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 home runs and no-hits Reds June 28 Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali June 29 Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sentenced on drug offense June 29 Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1 for 22 days June 30 Biesheuvel government forms June 30 Ohio becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, thus ratifying 26th amendment July 1 British and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands July 1 Golden Gate Bridge paid for July 1 State of Washington becomes 1st state to ban sex discrimination July 2 78th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats M Smith (64 61) July 2 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test July 3 85th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Newcombe beats S Smith (63 57 26 64 64) July 4 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 5 26th amendment certified, reduces voting age to 18 July 5 Simon Gray's "Butley," premieres in London July 6 Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi July 6 White House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks July 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site July 9 Henry Kissinger visits China PR July 10 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale July 10 Failed attempt on King Hassan II Shirat Morocco, 101 killed July 11 Chilean parliament nationalizes U.S. copper mines July 11 Jane Blalock wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic July 11 Phillies Deron Johnson 3 home runs caps his 4 in a row July 12 Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders July 13 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit July 13 All star MVP: Frank Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles July 15 President Nixon announces he would visit China July 16 Franco points prince Juan Carlos as deputy in Spain July 17 Kathy Whitworth/Judy Kimball wins LPGA Four-Ball Golf Championship July 18 Eddy Merckx wins his 3rd Tour de France July 19 Sudan military coup under Major Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees July 21 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 22 Sudan military counter coup under premier Numeiry July 24 WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting July 25 Judy Kimball wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies Golf Open July 26 Apollo 15 launched (Scott and Irwin) to 4th manned landing on Moon July 28 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning July 28 Dutch ends censorship of "Blue Movie" July 30 38th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Baltimore 24, All Stars 17 (52,289) July 30 George Harrison releases "Bangladesh" July 30 Japanese Boeing 727 collides with an F-86 fighter killing 162 July 30 U.S. Apollo 15 (Scott and Irwin) lands on Mare Imbrium on the Moon July 31 Apollo 15 astronauts take 6 hour electric car ride on Moon July 31 Deventer Soccer team Go Ahead Eagles forms August 1 CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII August 1 George Harrison's concert for Bangladesh takes place in New York City August 1 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational August 3 Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings August 4 U.S. launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft August 5 WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting August 7 Apollo 15 returns to Earth August 8 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 8 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Pepsi Golf Open August 9 Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame August 10 16 baseball researchers form Society for American Baseball Research August 10 Twins' Harmon Killebrew is 10th to amass 500 home runs, and adds his 501st August 11 Construction begins on Louisiana Superdome August 11 Harmon Killebrew hits home runs #500 and 501 August 12 Syriam President Assad drops diplomatic relations with Jordan August 13 Paul and Linda McCartney release "Back Seat of My Car" August 14 Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule August 14 Cards Bob Gibson, 35, no-hits Pirates, 11-0 August 14 France performs nuclear test August 15 Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0) August 15 KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins August 15 President Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents August 15 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open August 20 FBI begins covert investigation of journalist Daniel Schorr August 22 Bolivian military coup under col Hugo Banzer, President Torres driven out August 22 Pam Barnett wins LPGA Southgate Golf Open August 23 WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting August 24 India beat England by 4 wickets, their win against the Poms August 26 Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia August 26 New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 August 26 Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game August 30 WNPI TV channel 18 in Norwood, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting August 31 Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30) August 31 Dave Scott becomes 1st person to drive a car on Moon September 1 John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open September 1 Qatar declares independence from Britain September 1 Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein September 2 Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer September 2 Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st U.S. Open tennis matches September 2 New York's Electric Circus Club goes out of business September 3 John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return September 3 Manlio Brosio resigns as Secretary-General of NATO September 3 Qatar regains complete independence from Britain September 3 Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office September 4 Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska) September 5 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win September 5 New York Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet September 6 Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises September 8 John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington D.C. September 9 1,000 convicts riot and seize Attica, New York prison September 9 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV) September 9 John Lennon releases "Imagine" album September 9 NHL great Gordie Howe retires September 10 KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting September 11 "2 by 2" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 343 performances September 11 Egypt adopts its constitution September 11 Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972 September 12 85th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals (64 76) September 12 91st U.S. Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Jan Kodes (36 63 62 76) September 13 11 guards and 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison September 13 Frank Robinson hits his 500th home run September 13 Nikita Krushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow September 13 WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting September 13 World Hockey Association forms September 14 Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators, play 20 innings September 15 1st broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV September 16 6 Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses September 16 West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with soviet President Brezhnev September 18 19th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 18 -13 at Old Warson CC Mo September 19 1st New York City Women's Marathon won by Beth Bonner in 2:55:22 September 19 2nd New York City Marathon won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54 September 21 AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers) September 21 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest September 22 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 23 John Vermeers painting "The liefdesbrief" stolen September 24 90 Russian diplomats expelled from Britain for spying September 24 Eyskens-Cools disbands Belgium parliament September 24 Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings September 26 Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season September 26 Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open September 26 WGBY TV channel 57 in Springfield, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting September 27 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 28 Budapest in 1956 to escape treason charges, ends exile and flies to Rome September 28 Cardinal Josef Mindszenty of Hungary took refuge in U.S. Embassy in September 28 New York Times reports growing interest of white youth in black gospel music September 29 Cyclone and tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 September 29 "McMillan and Wife," debuts on NBC-TV September 29 Orbiting Solar Observatory VII launched September 29 Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season September 29 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 30 Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field October 1 Joseph Luns becomes Secretary-General of NATO October 1 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens October 2 Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race October 3 Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000 October 4 Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World October 4 KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting October 4 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 7 T McNally's "Where has Tommy Flowers gone?," premieres in New York City October 8 John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine" October 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 9 Japans emperor Hirohito visits Netherlands October 9 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 10 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins October 10 Fenholt and Webber's musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," premieres in New York City October 10 Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962 October 11 60th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Charlotte (3-2) October 11 Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times October 11 Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show October 11 Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam October 12 "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 711 performances October 13 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) October 13 WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting October 14 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances October 14 John and Yoko appear on "Dick Cavett Show" October 16 Amphitheater in McLaren Park is dedicated in San Francisco October 17 Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens October 17 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Quality-First Golf Classic October 17 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series October 19 Last issue of "Look" magazine is published October 20 "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore for 325 per October 20 West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is awarded Nobel Peace Prize October 21 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Pablo Neruda October 21 "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 173 performances October 21 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 21 William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan October 22 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 23 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins October 24 Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yards) October 24 Texas Stadium opens-Cowboys beat Patriots 44-21 October 25 Belgium and China establish diplomatic relations October 25 General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR October 25 Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World October 25 U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China October 27 Republic of Congo-Kinshasa becomes Republic of Zaire October 27 Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan October 28 England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit October 28 John and Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City October 31 "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 65 performances November 1 Eisenhower dollar put into circulation November 2 "Great Harp" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 7 performances November 2 Orioles Pat Dobson no-hits Yomiuri Giants, 2-0 November 3 "Play Misty For Me" premieres November 5 Bolivia passes death penalty for political kidnapping November 5 NBA's Los Angeles Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak November 6 "Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 7 performances November 6 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians November 9 David Storey's "Changing Room," premieres in London November 9 John List kills family and moves to Colorado November 10 Joe Torre wins NL MVP, Vida Blue wins AL MVP November 10 U.S. table tennis team arrived in China November 11 Man-made earthslide at Kawasaki Japan, kills 15 November 11 Neil Simons "prisoner of Second Avenue," premieres in New York City November 13 Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet, Mars November 15 Intel advertises 4004-processor November 18 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC November 20 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 21 New York Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period November 21 Richard Baker becomes teacher of San Francisco Zen Center November 22 "Only Fools Are Sad" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 144 performances November 23 China People's Republic seated in United Nations Security Council November 23 Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement November 24 Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year November 24 Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000 November 24 Prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison, New Jersey November 25 37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (quarterback) November 25 "Dan Cooper" jumps with $200,000 out of plane over Washington November 27 Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars November 28 59th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-11 November 28 "Me Nobody Knows" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 587 performances November 29 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World November 29 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 30 TV movie "Brian's Song," airs for 1st time on ABC-TV December 1 "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 613 performances December 1 Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach December 1 Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 gentlemen of Verona," premieres in New York City December 1 John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US December 1 People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen December 2 Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form United Arab Emirates December 2 Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars December 2 United Arab Emirates, (Trucial States) declares independence from UK December 2 Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of Abu Dhabi becomes President of UAE December 3 Miss Teenage America Pageant December 3 President Nixon commutes Jimmy Hoffa's jail term December 5 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast December 6 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice December 7 "Wild and Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater New York City December 7 Wings release their 1st album "Wild Life" December 9 Lewis F Powell, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court December 10 West German union chancellor W Burns receives Nobel prize of peace December 10 William H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice December 13 John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed December 14 Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure December 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 15 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 16 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan December 16 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released December 16 India's army occupies Dacca, West Pakistani troops surrenders December 17 Cease fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir December 17 "Diamonds are Forever" premieres in US December 17 Radio Bangladesh begins transmitting December 18 1st Candlelight Processional December 18 CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts December 18 People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic December 19 CBS airs "Homecoming A Christmas Story," (introducing the Waltons) December 19 "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 97 performances December 19 NASA launches Intelsat 4 F-3 for COMSAT Corp December 19 Stanley Kubrick's X-rated "A Clockwork Orange" premieres December 20 Pakistan president Yahya Khan resigns December 21 U.N. Security Council chooses Kurt Waldheim as 4th secretary General December 22 KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks/College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting December 22 U.N. General Assembly ratifies Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General December 22 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test December 24 Peruvian Airlines Electra crashes at headwaters of Amazon, killing all except Juliane Margaret Koepcke found 10 days later December 25 Longest NFL game (82m40s) as Dolphins beat Chiefs 27-24 December 25 Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) form Jesse Jackson December 25 Worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul December 28 Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet December 30 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders) December 30 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 31 KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, Idaho (PBS) begins broadcasting December 31 Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman,, Jr., USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA
