The first one is a "where were you" moment for our old heads.
Gerald Ford is sworn in on August 9, 1974:
The Ramones make their CBGB debut exactly one week later on August 16, 1974:
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12th CBGB's, and the first to be recorded...
EDIT: Went with Ford's inaugural address since Nixon's resignation was covered here: https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/nixon-resigned-50-years-ago-today.449045/
Gerald Ford is sworn in on August 9, 1974:
The Ramones make their CBGB debut exactly one week later on August 16, 1974:
The Ramones play their first public gig in Manhattan | March 30, 1974 | HISTORY
On March 30, 1974, the Ramones play their first New York City gig, launching a punk‑rock revolution. Five months later, on August 16, the four young men from Forest Hills, Queens, would make their more famous “debut” on the New York music scene, at the CBGB bar—often (incorrectly) identified as...
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12th CBGB's, and the first to be recorded...
EDIT: Went with Ford's inaugural address since Nixon's resignation was covered here: https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/nixon-resigned-50-years-ago-today.449045/
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