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This Day in 70s History

1984 "On Your Toes" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 505 performances
1984 Barb Bunkowsky wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic
1983 Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 Michael Dokes & Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for hw boxing title
1981 Ipswich Town wins 10th UEFA Cup at Amsterdam
1980 710 families in Love Canal area (Niagara Falls NY) are evacuated
1980 Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss
1979 "I Love My Wife" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 864 perfs
1979 1st western pop star to tour USSR-Elton John
1978 104th Preakness: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 1:54.4
1978 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris
1976 USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
1974 Soyuz 14 returns to Earth
1973 "2 Gentlemen of Verona" closes at St James Theater NYC after 613 perfs
1973 25th Emmy Awards: Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore
1972 "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 24 performances
1972 "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances