A 34-year-old grandmother gave birth to four male quintuplets in Venezuela.
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'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.
Kylie Minogue's signature song 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' was released.
Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
US President Gerald Ford officially pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes he committed as President.
Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.