Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
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The Ford Motor Company announced that it would begin an eight-hour workday as well as provide a living wage for workers who would receive $5 a day.
President Richard Nixon passed a new law that allowed NASA to build America's first space shuttle.
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
The world's most famous clown 'Bozo' premiered live on KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, California, US.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
