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The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries announces an embargo on oil exports to the United States
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President Richard M. Nixon resigns from office
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Recording artist Elvis Aaron Presley dies
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The television series The Dukes of Hazzard premiered
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The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 74 seconds after liftoff
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The stock market loses 22.6 percent of its value on "Black Monday,"