The date of the Red X

On this particular date in history, Monday, August 26, 1974, the following took place:

The number one song in US was (You're) Having My Baby by Paul Anka. When Will I See You Again by The Three Degrees was #1 song in the UK.

Paper Moon, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, was one of the most viewed movie released in 1974 while The Cia And The Cult Of Intelligence by Victor Marchetti and John D. Marks was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Kolchak: The Night Stalker. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Maze War or Qwak!.

The US president was Gerald Ford (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour).

Pete's hero, aviator Charles Lindbergh passed at age 72.

Peyton Drake and his family began their move from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to Camp Pendleton in Southern California. The move would prove to be the most consequential event of their lives.