35 Years of People

1974 to Now: PEOPLE's Biggest Stories

Celebrate our 35th anniversary with the newsmakers (Princess Diana! President Obama!) who shocked, moved and warmed the hearts of readers over the years

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1975: BETTY'S BREAST CANCER

Despite undergoing a mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer, Betty Ford hits her stride as First Lady. "I'm having a ball," she says while traveling with the President in Europe.

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