In 1974 when Vice President Gerald Ford succeeded to the presidency after Richard Nixon resigned, the country was in a bad economic crisis. The Arab oil shocks of 1973 led to a 300% increase in the price of oil, which translated into inflation of more than 12%.
Santa Ana, California’s Second Baptist Church‘s senior pastor, Ivan Pitts, was stabbed seven times on the morning of Feb. 24, 2022, outside is home in Long Beach.