Date: September 25, 1974
Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so. Date: May 18, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Carnation Revolution Topples Portugal’s…
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)…
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) More events from 1974Hank Aaron Breaks…
Pan Am Flight 806 crashes near Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, killing 97. Date: January 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Los Angeles Police Raid Symbionese Liberation Army HQ, Kill Six,…
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) More events from 1974Greek Military Junta Collapses, Karamanlis Returns, July 23, 1974Turkish Airlines Flight…
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…