<Tr> <Td> December 6 </Td> <Td> House Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan was sworn in as Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew; becoming the first Vice President to be appointed under the Twenty - fifth Amendment . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 3--4 </Td> <Td> 1974 Super Outbreak: An outbreak of 148 tornadoes hit thirteen states, killing 330 people . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 8 </Td> <Td> Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves broke Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 715th career home run . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 30 </Td> <Td> The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon over his actions in the Watergate Scandal . </Td> </Tr>

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