Richard Nixon Resigns Amid Watergate Scandal, Gerald Ford Becomes President, August 9, 1974
Date: August 9, 1974
Date: August 9, 1974
Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon. Date: May 9, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Turkey Launches Second Phase of…
The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but are later exonerated. Date: November 21, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Philippe Petit…
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh. Date: February 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, is published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies. Date: April 5, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974SETA Founded in…
The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China. Date: March 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Pan Am Flight 812 Crashes in Bali, 107 Killed, April 22, 1974Yom Kippur War: Israeli Forces…
M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed. Date: February 4, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1974 π On…