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Jan 2, 1974 - President Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph |
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March 1, 1974 - Seven people, including former Nixon White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman, former Attorney General John Mitchell and former assistant Attorney General Robert Mardian, were indicted on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice in connection with the Watergate break-in. They were convicted the following January, although Mardian's conviction was later reversed. March 9, 1974 - 2 Lt. Hiroo Onoda surrenders in the Lubang island, Philippines. Last Japanese soldier to do so. During the 30 years that Onoda had remain hidden, he and his men had killed at least 30 Filipinos and had wounded approximately 100 others. After formally surrendering to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Marcos pardoned Onoda for his crimes while in hiding. |
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April 2, 1974 - Col Trich leaves and Col King assumes command of CAMP ATTERBURY for the second time.
April 5, 1974 - The World Trade Center, the tallest building in the world
at 110 stories, opened in NYC. |
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July 12, 1974 - President Richard Nixon's aides G.
Gordon Liddy, John Ehrlichman and two others were convicted of conspiracy
and perjury in connection with the Watergate scandal. They were convicted
of conspiring to violate the civil rights of Daniel Ellsberg's former
psychiatrist. |
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Aug 9, 1974 - President Nixon resigned. Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th US President. |
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Sept 8, 1974 - President Gerald Ford pardoned former President Richard M. Nixon for any crimes arising from the Watergate scandal he may have committed while in office. |
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Dec 23, 1974 - The B-1 bomber made its first successful test flight. Dec 26, 1974 - Comedian Jack Benny died in Los Angeles at age 80.
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