America - 1974AD
In 1974AD:
The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon.
President Nixon resigned; Gerald R. Ford was inaugurated as the 38th U.S. president.
Former astronaut John Glenn was elected to the U.S. Senate.
President Ford granted Richard Nixon a pardon for any crimes committed in office.
Patricia Hearst was abducted by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).
The Mariner 10 spacecraft passed within 438 miles of the planet Mercury.
The Sears Tower in Chicago surpassed the World Trade Center as the tallest building.
Baseball player Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 home-runs.
American tennis player Chris Evert won a record 56 consecutive matches.
American tennis player Jimmy Connors won the U.S. Open tournament for the first time.
American writer Stephen King published the horror novel
Carrie
.
James Michener publishes
Centennial
, a historical novel of the American West.
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