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*Carl Sandburg stamp.
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*Live preformance in Winterland, SF.
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By defeating the Denver Broncos at 27-10.
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*The country is renamed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA). An Islamic and conservative insurgency soon begins in the provinces.
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Introduced by Milton Bradley.
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"The Walkman."
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Louise Joy Brown, the world's first successful "test-tube" baby was born in Great Britain.
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The Double Eagle II, carries Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman.
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And dies just 33 days later on September 28th, 1978.
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Followers of American cult leader Jim Jones ("Peoples Temple") died in a remote South American jungle compound called "Jonestown" in British Guyana. Some members were shot, others were forced to drink poison, but most willingly participated in what Jones said was an act of "revolutionary suicide."