The Hollywood Argyles hit number 1 with 'Alley Oop.' A Nigeria Airways DC-8 carrying Muslim pilgrims crashed.  Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth. The Presidential Medal of Freedom was presented to polio vaccine pioneer Dr. Jonas Salk and to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by President Jimmy Carter.  "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee was first published.

Bob Dylan records 'Blowin' in the Wind.' Jerry Garcia performed for the final time as frontman of the Grateful Dead. Pan Am Flight 759 crashed in Kenner, Louisiana. Andy Warhol's exhibit of 32 paintings of Campbell's soup cans opened. 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bill Withers hit number 1. Atlantis thundered into orbit. Roger Federer won his fifth straight Wimbledon championship. The Roswell Daily Record, quoted officials at Roswell Army Air Field as saying they had recovered a "flying saucer" that crashed onto a ranch.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet. 167 North Sea oil workers were killed when explosions and fires destroyed a drilling platform.  Louis Armstrong died. "A Hard Day's Night," had its world premiere in London.  Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title.

The bikini is introduced.  Casey Anthony, 25, found not guilty of murder. Worldwide financial scandal erupted. Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place

America declares independence. NASA's Pathfinder spacecraft landed on Mars. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act. 'Hollister Riot' took place. Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees delivered his famous farewell speech.

Brian Jones dies. Jim Morrison dies. Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. Algeria recognized as independent.  Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended.

"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)' hits number 1. James Stewart died. 18 Mexican immigrants were found dead inside a locked boxcar. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress. Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death. "The Lawrence Welk Show" premiered on ABC-TV under its original title, "The Dodge Dancing Party."

The Sony Walkman goes on sale. The International Criminal Court came into existence. A Russian passenger jet collided with a cargo plane over southern Germany. "O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada. The Drug Enforcement Administration was established.

Cher and Gregg Allman get married. the Union Jack was lowered for the last time over Government House in Hong Kong. 39 American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner were freed.  "Gone with the Wind" first published.