August 9, 1974:
Nixon resigns.
Gerald Ford becomes 38th President of the Unites States.
Country gradually moves toward Inflation. Economy tanks. Origin of "WIN" buttons emerge.
Bay Area: Patty Hearst, six months into captivity, kidnapped by SLA. Shootout in South Central LA --"Cinque", aka: Donald Defreeze, among dead.
Chanel 7 "News Scene" dominates local TV News.
A's en route to third straight World Series Championship over hated Dodgers.
#1-rated movie: Godfather, Part II.
Owen Spann on KGO Radio.
KTVU: "Creature Feature" and "Charley and Humphrey" most popular local TV shows.
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