Air Vietnam Flight 706 Hijacked and Crashes During Landing Attempt September 15, 1974

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 → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On…

In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the 1974 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven Swedish wins. Date: April 6, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974British…

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 → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Yom Kippur War: Israeli Forces…

Turkish invasion of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios. Date: July 20, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Aeroflot Flight H-75…

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport. 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 1974Samuel Byck Attempts Nixon Assassination Hijacking at BWI Airport,…

President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day. Date: August 8, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…