Notable Zoo Events
- Robert Bean becomes the Zoo’s second director.
- The puma exhibit opened.
- Lion triplets are born.
- Arctic wolves arrive at the Zoo.
- Gift shop called “The Monkey’s Uncle” opens.
- After the findings of the Watergate scandal Richard Nixon becomes the first US president forced to resign from office.
- October 30, 1974, boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali where Ali regains his heavyweight title takes place.
- A tornado strikes the east end of Louisville.
- Actors Theatre of Louisville opens and is designated the “State Theater of Kentucky.”
- TARC began operating as the city bus line.
The Way We Were
by Barbara Streisand
Blazing Saddles
Directed by Mel Brooks
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