Arecibo Message Broadcast from Puerto Rico, November 16, 1974
Date: November 16, 1974
Date: November 16, 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…
Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration. Date: December 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Heimlich Maneuver Published for Choking Victims, June…
SETA, a Finnish LGBT rights organisation, is founded in Helsinki. Date: May 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Philippe Petit Twin Towers High Wire Walk, August 7, 1974ABBA Wins Eurovision with “Waterloo” in…
The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt. Date: February 21, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Güzel İstanbul Nude Sculpture Torn Down in…
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…
Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. Date: November 24, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅…