| | Inflation is 14% |
| | President Ford officially ends American role in Vietnam |
| | Warren Beatty stars in movie "Shampoo" as a womanizing hairdresser |
| | Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway star in Three Days OF The Condor |
| | Arthur Hailey's book The Moneylenders is a best-seller |
| | Self help business book "Winning Through Intimidation" by Robert Ringer is a best-seller |
| | Atari/Sears in Japan introduces the first integrated low cost circuits for TV games |
| | Free agent Catfish Hunter signs a record $2.85 million contract with the New York Yankees |
| | Oklahoma University's 37 game winning streak is broken |
| | The "Thrilla in Manilla", Ali beats Joe Frazier by TKO to regain his title |
| | The leisure suit with open collar over the lapels is the men's fashion of the day |
| | The fitted double breasted gangster-banker suit is also in fashion |
| | The Atomic Energy Commission is dissolved |
| | Rolling Stones tour grosses $13 million |
| | Fads; Spiderman, dance marathons, skateboards, mood rings |