Date: January 26, 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 crew of Skylab 4, the last mission to visit the American space station Skylab, returns to Earth after 84 days in space. Date: February 8, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Organisation 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 → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Samuel Byck…
An EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board. Date: July 10, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Josip Broz Tito Elected President for Life of…
Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. Date: December 24, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974India’s First Nuclear Test Under Project Smiling Buddha May 18, 1974Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Crashes Near Paris, Kills 346 March…
Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. Date: July 24, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on…