Historical Events
- "All Things Considered" premieres on 112 National Public Radio stations
- Erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German communist party leader
- National Public Radio begins programming
- Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days
- Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun)
Famous Birthdays
- Damon Dash, American entrepreneur and label executive (Roc-A-Fella Records), born in NYC, New York
- James Roberson, American football defensive end (Rhein Fire), born in Bartow, Florida
- Josey Scott, American singer (Saliva), born in Memphis, Tennessee
