Mars 7 Flyby Misses Mars After Early Descent Module Release, March 9, 1974
Date: March 9, 1974
Date: March 9, 1974
Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship. Date: January 26, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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) More events from 1974Sterling Airways Flight 901 Fire Kills 15 at Tehran Airport,…
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 1974Spetsgruppa A Formed in…
In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus. Date: July 15, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Stephen King’s Carrie…
Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. Date: September 15, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Watergate Smoking Gun Tape Revealed, Nixon Support Collapses, August…
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) More events from 1974Watergate: House Judiciary…