Symbionese Liberation Army Kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, February 4, 1974

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 1974Local Government Act 1972 Takes Effect in England and…

The first fatal crash of a Boeing 747 occurs when Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes while attempting to takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 59 out of the 157 people on board. Date: November 20, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day…

Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia. Date: May 16, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Grenada Gains Independence from the United Kingdom – February 7, 1974Mikhail Baryshnikov Defects from Soviet…

Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter. Date: February 17, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974US Implements Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Act, January…

Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Date: June 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974The Troubles: UVF Dublin and Monaghan Car Bombings Kill…

Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Date: April 8, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More…