Date: July 23, 1974
NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. Date: March 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Niue Becomes Self-Governing Colony of New Zealand, October 19, 1974Symbionese Liberation Army Kidnaps…
Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Date: June 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 29 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Guinea-Bissau Gains Independence from Portugal – September 10, 1974Emperor…
M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed. Date: February 4, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1974 π On…
The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China. Date: March 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974SETA Founded in Helsinki for Finnish LGBT Rights, May 29, 1974Pulkovo Airport Plane Crash Kills 109,…
Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal. Date: March 5, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Sterling Airways Flight 901 Fire Kills 15 at Tehran Airport, March…
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 β π Other events on August 30 π Events on this day in 1974 π On…