• Broadway musical The Wiz opens at the Majestic Theater on January 5, with Geoffrey Holder, Stephanie Mills.
• On January 12 the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings 16-6 in Super Bowl IX.
• Artist Thomas Hart Benton dies in Kansas City January 19 at age 85. 
• The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 January 22 in Goss v. Lopez that unless their presence poses a physical threat, students may not be temporarily suspended from school for misconduct without some attention to due process.
• John Mitchell, John Erlichman & H.R. Haldeman were convicted of perjury, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice related to the Watergate break-in. They were sentenced to 2½ to 8 years in prison on February 21.

• Saigon falls, Vietnamese forces capture Saigon from U.S. Forces. President Thieu resigned April 21 and flees the country.  

• On April 23, in a speech at Tulane University, President Ford announces the war in Vietnam is "finished as far as the U.S. in concerned." 
• The first Apollo-Soyuz U.S.-Soviet space linkup takes place July 18. Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Donald K. Slayton, and Van D. Brand exchange visits 140 miles above Earth with cosmonauts Aleksei Leonov and Valery N. Kubasov whose Soyuz spacecraft lands safely in the Soviet Union July 21. The Apollo astronauts splash down in the Pacific 3 days later, ending the Apollo missions. 
• Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa disappears July 30 and is believed to have been murdered by underworld figures.

• Jack Nicklaus  of the United States wins the Masters golf tournament for a record fifth time.

• July 5, Arthur Ashe of the United States becomes the first black American men's singles champion at the Wimbledon tennis championships, London, England.

• Hale House opened which helps young children in need of a home
• Microsoft becomes incorporated by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
• Pete Rose wins the MVP award in Baseball  

• 9.2 million tennis rackets are sold in the U.S. an all time high.

• September 30, U.S. boxer Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier of the United States on points in Manila, "The thrilla in Manilla" the Philippines, to retain the world heavyweight boxing title.

• The Toxic Substances Control Act signed by President Ford October 12 requires phasing out all production and sale of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) within 3 years. The measure imposes strict technology requirements on the chemical industry and will oblige smaller firms to quit production. PCBs have been linked to cancer and birth defects.

• Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox on October 22 to win the World Series. Pete Rose wins MVP award. 
• More than one million Pet Rocks were sold.

• Mood rings are popular.

• Hale House opened.
• Two young men, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, found the Microsoft Corporation.
• First Mcdonalds drive-thru is created.

• The Jamaican pop group Bob Marley and the Wailers releases “No Woman No Cry”. Also the album Natty Dread, one of the classics of reggae.

• The British pop star Elton John releases the albums Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies.

• The U.S. pop singer Bruce Springsteen releases “Born to Run” and an album of the same name.

• Atari and Tele-Games release the first official home version of Pong through Sears department stores.

48th Annual Academy Awards:
Best Actor: Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Best Actress: Louise Fletcher for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Best Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Comedy: The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Outstanding Drama: Police Story

18th Annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille
Album of the Year: Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon,
Song of the Year: Send In The Clowns by Judy Collins
Best New Artist: Natalie Cole

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