Richard Nixon Resigns Amid Watergate Scandal, Gerald Ford Becomes President, August 9, 1974
Date: August 9, 1974
Date: August 9, 1974
1974 Belgian general election: Elections are held in Belgium for all 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives, the Belgian Socialist Party taking the majority with 59. Date: March 10, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 10 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More…
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 1974Pan Am Flight 812 Crashes in Bali, 107 Killed, April 22, 1974Mikhail Baryshnikov…
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 β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This…
In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the United States implements the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act, switching to permanent daylight saving time for a trial period. Date: January 6, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 6 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day…
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 β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Watergate Smoking Gun…
Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36. Date: March 13, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 13 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Symbionese Liberation Army Demands $4 Million for Patty Hearst Release,…