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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1974 |
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The News In 1974
Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run to beat Babe Ruth's record.
Impeachment hearings are opened against President Nixon by the
House Judiciary Committee.
President Nixon resigns.
President Gerald Ford issues an unconditional pardon to
ex-President Nixon for all federal crimes.
Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in the eighth round to
regain the heavyweight crown in Kinshasa, Zaire.
Heiress Patty Hearst is kidnapped by and eventually joins the
Symbionese Liberation Army.
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Entertainment
in 1974
*Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Eyvind Johnson and Harry Edmund
- Sweden
* Best Selling Fiction - Centennial, James A. Michener
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - The Total Woman, Marabel Morgan
* Best Picture - The Godfather Part II, Paramount
* Best Director - Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II
* Best Actress - Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
* Best Actor - Art Carney, Harry and Tonto |
Sport
champions in 1974
* MLB - Oakland Athletics
* NFL - Miami Dolphins
* NBA - Boston Celtics
* NHL - Philadelphia Flyers
* NCAA-Basketball - North Carolina State
* KY Derby - Cannonade
* U.S. Open Golf - Hale Irwin
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Jimmy Connors
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Billie Jean King |
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