Pan Am Flight 806 Crashes Near Pago Pago, 97 Killed, January 30, 1974

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…

Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 7, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Israeli-Egyptian Disengagement Agreement Ends Yom Kippur War Front, January 18, 1974Richard Nixon Visits Soviet Union June 27, 1974SETA…

Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States. Date: July 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but commits suicide after being wounded by police. Date: February 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974…

As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president. Date: August 9, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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 📅…