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| Athletics Moses, Edwin |  |
| Montreal Winner of the 400 meters Gold Medal |
| Montreal Winner of the 800 meters Gold Medal |
| Attorney General Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| Appointed State Attorney General |
| Composition of Glass Glass, Philip | |
| Philip Glass completes Einstein on the Beach, first widely performed minimalist piece |
| Composition of Wonder Wonder, Stevie | |
| Records "I Wish", reaches no 1 in the USA |
| Death of Hughes, Howard Hughes, Howard | |
| 5th April Houston Death of Howard Hughes , en route by private jet to a hospital in Houston |
| Dismissal Colby, William Egan | |
| Jan Dismissed as Director of the CIA |
| Election Carter, Jimmy | |
| 2nd Nov Jimmy Carter wins 51% of the popular vote & 297 electoral college votes |
| Election Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| Arkansas Elected to Congress from Arkansas |
| Election Ford, Gerald | |
| 2nd Nov Gerald Ford wins 48% of the popular vote & 247 electoral college votes |
| Estate Hughes Hughes, Howard | |
| 5th April Leaves an estate estimated at $2 billion |
| Foreigner Jones, Mick | |
| Founder Member of Foreigner |
| Government Goldwater, Barry Morris | |
| Nominates Gerald Ford for the Presidency |
| Government Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| 20th July Kissinger oversees the evacuation of servicemen from Thailand |
| 19th Sep Pretoria Meets Vorster to discuss a resolution to the Rhodes ian problem |
| 23rd Sep London Henry Kissinger has discussions with James Callaghan after his 10 day tour of Africa |
| 24th Sep Ian Smith announces aceptance of Kissinger's 2 yr transition to black majority rule |
| Honours Owens, James Cleveland "Jesse" | |
| Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Gerald Ford |
| President Carter, Jimmy | |
| New York Winner of the Presidental nomination at the Democratic National Congress |
| President Mondale, Walter | |
| New York Carter appoints Mondale Vice Presidential candidate at the Dem National Convention |
| President Owens, James Cleveland "Jesse" | |
| Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Gerald Ford |
| Retirement Frazier, Joseph William | |
| Frazier retires after defeat to Foreman |
| US Open Connors, Jimmy | |
| Winner of the men's USAtennis open |
| US Open Evert Lloyd, Christine | |
| Winner of the women's USAtennis open |
| Victory Ali Ali, Muhammad | |
| 28th Sep New York Muhamid Ali defeats Ken Norton on points in a 15 round championship fight |
