(Wednesday, July 17, 1974) — John Lennon, the controversial former Beatle, has been ordered to leave the United States voluntarily within 60 days or face deportation, the Justice Department announced today.
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Ehrlichman, three others found guilty in Ellsberg break-in case 40 years ago today (July 12 1974)
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(Friday, July 12, 1974; during the Watergate scandal) — John Ehrlichman, former top aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, and three others were convicted today of conspiring to violate the civil rights of Daniel Ellsberg’s former psychiatrist.
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Nixon, Brezhnev sign treaty limiting size of underground nuclear weapons tests 40 years ago today (July 3 1974)
Image: U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (L) joins President Richard Nixon and Russian leaders in a toast after the signing of agreements at the Kremlin on July 3, 1974 following a seven-day summit.
(Wednesday, July 3, 1974; during the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed a treaty today in Moscow limiting the size of underground nuclear weapons tests. Nixon then flew back to the U.S., landing at a small air force base in Maine and gave the nation a report on his foreign travels (click here for video at 2:35:53).
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Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects in Toronto 40 years ago today (June 29 1974)
Video: '1974: Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union'
(Saturday, June 29, 1974; during the Cold War) — Mikhail Baryshnikov, considered one of the world’s greatest dancers, ran three blocks today to a waiting car in Toronto and effectively defected from the Soviet Union.
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President Richard Nixon arrives in Moscow 40 years ago today (June 27 1974)
(Thursday, June 27, 1974; during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev vowed to seek lasting world peace as their week of summit talks began today in Moscow in an atmosphere of flag-waving, laughing conviviality.
It was Nixon’s second visit to Moscow as president (the first, in May 1972, was a first for a sitting U.S. president) (click here for video at 2:35:53).
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Supermarket price scanner debuts in Troy, Ohio 40 years ago today (June 26 1974)
(Wednesday, June 26, 1974, 8:01 a.m. EDT) — The supermarket price scanner made its debut this morning in Troy, Ohio, as a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum costing 67 cents and bearing a Uniform Product Code (UPC) was scanned by Marsh Supermarket cashier Sharon Buchanan for customer Clyde Dawson.
The barcoded package of gum, never chewed, is on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
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‘Chinatown’ released in U.S. 40 years ago today (June 20 1974)
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(Thursday, June 20, 1974) — Chinatown, a neo-noir film about a Los Angeles private eye who unwittingly sets up an innocent man for murder, then joins his seductive widow to unearth the corruption behind the crime, was released today in the U.S.
Directed by Roman Polanski, the film starred Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston.
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Nixon escapes Watergate, begins Middle East tour 40 years ago today (June 12 1974)
(Wednesday, June 12, 1974; during the Watergate scandal) — Hoping to build on the diplomatic triumphs of the past, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, arrived in Cairo, Egypt, today at the beginning of a Middle East tour (click here for video at 2:35:27).
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‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour (May 28 1974)
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(Monday, May 28, 1974, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — M*A*S*H dominated the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards today, winning four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (for the first and only time, despite a record 11 nominations). Continue reading ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour (May 28 1974)
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‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ opens in New York City 40 years ago today (May 23 1974)
Video: 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot' trailer
(Thursday, May 23, 1974) — Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, a crime film about an ex-thief who teams up with an enthusiastic, amiable young drifter, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Michael Cimino, the film starred Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.
