City Stage Co. was founded in 1974.

-Gerald Ford was President, following the resignation of Richard M. Nixon

-Judge Arthur Garrity gave the Morgan v. Hennigan order to desegregate the Boston Public Schools

-A First Class Postage Stamp cost ten cents

-Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army

- Waterloo by ABBA was the Top Hit in popular music

-M*A*S*H was the top-rated TV program

-Blazing Saddles was the highest grossing movie

-Stephen King published Carrie, his first novel

-The Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals in 4 games to 3 over the Milwaukee Bucks

-The Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals to Philadelphia (4-2)

-The United States was in the grip of the energy crisis, caused by OPEC's Oil Embargo

-The Annual Inflation rate was 11.03%