· THAT DAY · APRIL 18, 1974 · NO. 52 ·
April 18, 1974
Thursday · 52 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
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Weather in New York
68°F
Partly Cloudy
- High
- 68°F
- Low
- 42°F
- Humidity
- 57%
- Wind
- 18 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
Bennie And The Jets
Elton John
Bennie And The Jets
Elton John
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Movies
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The Godfather Part II
Academy Award (1974)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Emmanuelle
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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Chinatown
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Thu · 68°F Partly Cloudy · New York
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