The Soviet Union and the United States sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
Ceylon adopted a new constitution to become the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome was vandalized.
Germany ratifies the Treaty of Warsaw.
After being under US military authority, the island of Okinawa reverted back to Japanese control.
The Apollo 16 lunar module landed on the surface of the Moon.
The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were served deportation papers for overstaying in the US.
The first installment of 'The Godfather,' starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premiered in New York City.
The US spacecraft Pioneer 10 launched.
US President Richard Nixon met with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing to finalize a peace deal between their two countries.
The USSR's uncrewed Luna 20 lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon.
Capital punishment was declared unconstitutional in California, USA.
Grease The Musical first opened at the Eden Theatre in Manhattan, New York.
The former United States Senator Strom Thurmond sent a secret memo to President Richard Nixon's aide, saying John Lennon should be deported.
A week-long blizzard struck Iran and killed 4,000 people, making it the deadliest in history.
On 'Bloody Sunday', British troops kill 13 unarmed protesters.
A Japanese soldier was found hiding in Guam.
The first Star Trek convention was held in New York City.
Queen Margrethe II became the first Queen of Denmark since 1412.
East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
President Richard Nixon passed a new law that allowed NASA to build America's first space shuttle.
Doctors Without Borders was founded in Paris by French doctors and journalists.
D.B. Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 and extorted a ransom of $200,000 before parachuting out of the plane with the money and was never seen again.
NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it entered Mars' orbit.
The largest US underground bomb was detonated on Amchitka Island, a remote Alaskan island.
Prospero became the first British satellite to have been launched successfully by a British rocket.
Walt Disney World Resort officially opened in Florida.
Athlete Beth Bonner became the first woman to win the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:55:22.
Qatar's Independence from the United Kingdom.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono left the UK and headed to New York City, US.
Bahrain declared independence from Britain.
Stanford prison experiments begin.
The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
After being the first man to sail the world non-stop in the wrong direction, Chay Blyth returned to the UK.
NASA's Apollo 15 Lunar mission landed on the Moon's surface with the first Lunar Rover.
The crew of Soviet spacecraft 'Soyuz 11' dies after the loss of air supply.
US President Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs.
The New York Times publishes the 'Pentagon Papers'.
The Soviet Union's ill-fated Soyuz 11 mission was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The US Mariner 9 was launched – it went on to become the first satellite to orbit Mars.
The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.
The USSR attempted to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars.
Amtrak began operating as the United States' passenger railroad company.
The Soviet Union launches the world's first manned space station.
Prolific killer Charles Manson was sentenced to death by gas chamber.
Starbucks first opened its doors in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Charles Manson is sentenced to death in the gas chamber.
East Pakistan declared its independence from Pakistan, forming Bangladesh.
A 100 feet (30 meter) high wave destroys a Peruvian mining camp and kills hundreds of people.
