Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years. Date: September 12, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew. Date: September 11, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal. Date: September 10, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of one hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h). Date: September 1, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day…
The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian Demographic Centre is inaugurated. Date: August 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities. Date: August 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On…
A Belgrade–Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers. Date: August 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung Hee. Date: August 15, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Turkey launches the second phase of the invasion of Cyprus, which eventually resulted in the Turkish occupation of 37% of Cyprus. Date: August 14, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)