The year Mrs. R was born

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  • TV sitcom "HAPPY DAYS"

    TV sitcom "HAPPY DAYS"

    THe TV sitcom, "Happy Days" begins its 10-year run on ABC.
  • Patty Hearst Kidnapped

    Patty Hearst Kidnapped

    Kidnapping of Patty Hearst
  • First issue of People Weekly published

    First issue of People Weekly published

    Magazine: People Model: Mia Farrow Issue: March 1974
  • Gasoline price per gallon is $.55.

    Gasoline price per gallon is $.55.

    Selling price for a new 1974 Chevrolet Nova was $3,350.00. For 1974, The 1974 Chevrolet Nova got larger parking lights and new bow-tie grille emblems, as well as modified bumpers that added two inches to length and helped cushion minor impacts. The Powerglide was replaced by a lightweight version of the three-speed Turbo-Hydramatic 350 ( THM 250 ) already offered with the 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8, which was the only V8 offered for 1974.
  • Mrs. R is born in Austin, Minnesota.

    Mrs. R is born in Austin, Minnesota.

    Mrs. Reitzell was born Lisa Lynn Johnson in Austin, Minnesota. Lisa's parents were married at the time. Her mom was Debra Trom Johnson & Dad Jerry Wayne Johnson. Austin, Minnesota is home to Hormel Foods Company and their famous canned meat, SPAM!
  • Heimlich first published his views about the maneuver in a June 1974 informal article in Emergency Medicine entitled, "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary". On June 19, 1974, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that retired restaurant-owner Isaac Piha used the

    Heimlich first published his views about the maneuver in a June 1974 informal article in Emergency Medicine entitled, "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary". On June 19, 1974, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that retired restaurant-owner Isaac Piha used the

    Heimlich Maneuver invented
  • John Lennon is ordered to leave the US in 60 days.

    John Lennon is ordered to leave the US in 60 days.

    Lennon ordered to leave the US in 60 days.
  • President Nixon resigns

    President Nixon resigns

    Richard Nixon resigns presidency, VP Gerald Ford becomes 38th pres
  • Ceefax (one of the first public service information systems) is started by the BBC.

    Ceefax (one of the first public service information systems) is started by the BBC.

    Ceefax
  • Nolan Ryan's fastest recorded pitch

    Nolan Ryan's fastest recorded pitch

    California Angel Nolan Ryan throws fastest recorded pitch (100.9 MPH)
  • First female US Governor (without husband having been governor)

    First female US Governor (without husband having been governor)

    First female governorThe election of Ella Grasso in 1974 gave Connecticut its first female governor and its first governor of Italian heritage. Her election also gave the nation the first woman of any state to be elected governor in her own right, without having run on the record of a husband who had also been governor.
  • Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks (my FAVORITE) join Fleetwood Mac

    Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks (my FAVORITE) join Fleetwood Mac

    Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac