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This Day in 70s History

1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41 B mission
1984 Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh & Lillee
1981 50th hat trick in Islander history-John Tonelli scored 5 goals
1980 "1940's Radio Hour" closes at St James Theater NYC after 105 perfs
1980 Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India
1978 1st postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp)
1978 US hand over St Stephan crown to Hungary
1977 EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols
1976 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1976 Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million
1975 "AM America," premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host
1975 "Wheel Of Fortune," debuts on NBC-tv
1974 "CBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio
1974 England begins 3 day work week during mine strike
1973 "Schoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock
1972 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
1972 US male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley
1971 Berkeley chemists announces 1st synthetic growth hormones
1971 Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate
1969 Supremes release "I'm Livin' In Shame"
1969 WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting