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01/01/1975
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Arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73
Type: Death
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01/01/1975
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Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Mardian convicted of Watergate crime
Type: Event
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01/01/1975
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International Women's Year begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1975
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Sweden adopts constitution
Type: Event
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01/01/1976
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"Musical Jubilee" closes at St James Theater NYC after 92 performances
Type: Event
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01/01/1976
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Venezuela nationalizes oil fields
Type: Event
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01/01/1976
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NBC replaces the peacock logo
Type: Event
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01/01/1976
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Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall
Type: Event
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01/01/1977
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Tony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl
Type: Event
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01/01/1977
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Czech intellects begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77
Type: Event
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01/01/1977
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1st woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means)
Type: Event
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01/01/1977
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Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596
Type: Event
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01/01/1978
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"Your Arm's Too Short..." closes at Lyceum NYC after 429 perfs
Type: Event
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01/01/1978
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Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213
Type: Event
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01/01/1978
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Pres Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909
Type: Event
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01/01/1979
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Jura, 26th canton of Switzerland, established
Type: Event
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01/01/1979
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US and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations
Type: Event
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01/01/1979
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International Year of the Child begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1980
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Premier Adbou Diouf becomes president of Senegal
Type: Event
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01/01/1980
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Pietro Nenni, Italian politician (Socialists), dies at 88
Type: Death
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01/01/1980
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54th Australian Womens Tennis: Barbara Jordan beats S Walsh (63 63)
Type: Event
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01/01/1980
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Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship
Type: Event
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01/01/1980
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Chrysler UK renamed Talbot
Type: Event
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01/01/1980
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Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70
Type: Death
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01/01/1980
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International Decade of Water and Sanitation begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1980
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Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran
Type: Event
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01/01/1980
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Sweden changes order of succession to throne
Type: Event
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01/01/1981
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International Year for the Disabled begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1981
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Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors
Type: Event
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01/01/1981
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Greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community
Type: Event
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01/01/1981
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Georgia beats Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl for college football title
Type: Event
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01/01/1981
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Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing
Type: Event
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01/01/1982
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Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland
Type: Event
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01/01/1982
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TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul NYC subway system
Type: Event
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01/01/1982
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Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orl‚ans), dies at 83
Type: Death
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01/01/1982
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Victor Buono, actor (Mr Schubert-Man from Atlantis), dies at 43
Type: Death
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01/01/1982
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Vladimir K Zworykin, Russ/American engineer (cathode-ray tube), dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1982
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MTA launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the NYC subway system
Type: Event
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01/01/1982
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Javier P‚rez de Cuellar becomes sec-gen of UN
Type: Event
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01/01/1982
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Clemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship
Type: Event
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01/01/1982
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30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry
Type: Event
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01/01/1983
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Penn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title
Type: Event
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01/01/1983
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PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour
Type: Event
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01/01/1983
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World Communications Year begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1984
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ATandT's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies
Type: Event
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01/01/1984
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Brunei becomes independent of UK
Type: Event
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01/01/1984
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NYC transit fare rises from 75› to 90›
Type: Event
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01/01/1985
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Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) gets married
Type: Event
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01/01/1985
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International Youth Year begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1985
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US's 1st manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY)
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