Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren. Date: May 15, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This…
Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon. Date: May 9, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal. Date: April 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
One hundred nine people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport. Date: April 27, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. Date: April 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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…
In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the 1974 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven Swedish wins. Date: April 6, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, is published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies. Date: April 5, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)