Craig McCracken, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
Craig Douglas McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, storyboard artist, and designer known as the creator of popular animated series such as The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends for Cartoon Network, as well as Wander Over Yonder for Disney Channel. McCracken started his career professionally serving as an art director and storyboard artist for 2 Stupid Dogs and Dexter's Laboratory. He has been married to fellow animator Lauren Faust since 2004. His latest work, Kid Cosmic, premiered on Netflix in February 2021 and became his first serialized series.Labeled as "one of the most successful creators of episodic comedy cartoons", his style was "at the forefront of a second wave of innovative, creator-driven television animation" in the 1990s, along with that of other animators such as Genndy Tartakovsky, and has been credited as "a staple of American modern animated television".
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- 8Jan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh. - 7Jun
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. - 11Jul
Chile
Copper mines in Chile are nationalized. - 21Sep
Bhutan
Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations. - 24Nov
D. B. Cooper
During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.