January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines.President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S.American football: The Miami Dolphins complete the first and only perfect season in National Football League history by defeating the Washington Redskins 14–7 in Super Bowl VII at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.Elvis Presley's concert in Hawaii is the first worldwide telecast by an entertainer that is watched by more people than watched the Apollo moon landings.CBS sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner (3.2 million dollars less than the price CBS paid for the Yankees).The United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
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