Disgruntled U.S. Army Private Buzzes White House in Stolen Helicopter, February 17, 1974

In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the United States implements the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act, switching to permanent daylight saving time for a trial period. Date: January 6, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day…

TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board. Date: December 1, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 Crashes Near…

The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. Date: June 26, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Güzel İstanbul, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar in Istanbul, is torn down in the middle of the night. Date: March 18, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Watergate Impeachment Hearings Open Against Nixon,…

NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. Date: March 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Yom Kippur War: Israeli Forces Withdraw from Suez Canal West Bank March 5,…