US President Gerald Ford officially pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes he committed as President.
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Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
The Oprah Winfrey Show aired for the first time.
Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
Conrad II, also known as Conrad the Elder, was crowned king of Germany in Mainz Cathedral by Archbishop Aribo.
A 34-year-old grandmother gave birth to four male quintuplets in Venezuela.