1974 in the United States
Events from the year 1974 in the United States.
August 9: Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th U.S. president
October 17: President Ford testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee regarding his pardon of Nixon
December 19: Nelson Rockefeller becomes the 41st U.S. vice president
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1973 in the United States
Events from the year 1973 in the United States. The year saw a number of important historical events in the country, including the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, the signing of the Paris Peace Accords and end of the United States participation in the Vietnam War, the end of the post-World War II boom and the beginning of the first of a series of recessions that continued over the next decade, and the first oil crisis.
January 20: Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, begins his second term
May 3: Sears Tower is completed
May 14: Skylab is launched
October 10: Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice President of the U.S.