Date: July 15, 1974
The first California Jam festival takes place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history. Date: April 6, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia…
The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service. Date: May 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Watergate: House Judiciary Committee Approves First Nixon Impeachment Article, July 27, 1974Martinair Flight 138 Crashes in Sri…
Fifteen people are killed when Sterling Airways Flight 901, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, catches fire following a landing gear collapse at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran. Date: March 15, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter. Date: February 17, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Arecibo Message Broadcast from Puerto Rico, November 16, 1974Pan…
The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland. Date: May 17, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Comoros…
Bombs planted by the PIRA in pubs in Guildford kill four British soldiers and one civilian. Date: October 5, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974China Captures Paracel Islands from South Vietnam, January 20,…