Cyclone Tracy Devastates Darwin, Australia, December 24, 1974

The 1974 Super Outbreak occurs, the second largest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the 2011 Super Outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured. Date: April 3, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office. Date: September 8, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974British Election Ends…

The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Date: June 1, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Nixon Releases Edited Watergate Transcripts April 29, 1974Comoros Independence Vote in…

Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime. Date: April 25, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Last Israeli Troops Leave Suez Canal West Bank, February 21, 1974Hank…

Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36. Date: March 13, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Samuel Byck Attempts Nixon Assassination Hijacking at BWI Airport, February…

Pan Am Flight 806 crashes near Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, killing 97. Date: January 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Exiled from Soviet Union February 12, 1974Sierra Pacific…