Europe surrendered to “Waterloo” as ABBA smashed the 19th Eurovision Contest in Brighton, England.
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The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in Scotland to reaffirm the country's independence.
The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
Americans reached the North Pole.
