President Richard Nixon's administration is in turmoil as televised hearings of the Watergate scandal begin and Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns and pleads no contest to charges of income tax evasion.

• The cost of a first class stamp is $0.08

• America's involvement in the Vietnam War end as a ceasefire is signed.

• The U.S. Supreme court makes a decision on Roe vs. Wade which legalizes abortion.

• The World Trade Center officially opens in New York City.

• Top movies of the year include American Graffiti,  The Exorcist & The Sting.

#1 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree- Dawn
#2 Let's Get It On- Marvin Gaye
#3 Keep On Truckin'- Eddie Kendricks
#4 Crocodile Rock- Elton John
#5 The Most Beautiful Girl-Charlie Rich
#6 You're So Vein- Carly Simon
#7 Touch Me In The Morning- Diana Ross
#8 Killing Me Softly- Roberta Flack
#9 Midnight Train To Georgia- Gladys Knight & The Pips
#10 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown-Jim Croce

• Baseball: The Oakland Athletics win the second of three straight World Series championships as they defeat the New York Mets in seven games.

• Football: Don Shula's Miami Dolphins make NFL history as they become the first undefeated team and defeat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

• Basketball: The New York Knicks win their last championship to date as they defeat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one.

• Hockey: The Montreal Canadians defeat the Chicago Blackhawks four games to one to capture the Stanley Cup.

President Lyndon B. Johnson and painter Pablo Picasso passed away in 1973.