Watergate Seven Indicted for Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice, March 1, 1974
Date: March 1, 1974
Date: March 1, 1974
Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely. Date: August 5, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5…
Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir CumaovasΔ± Airport (now Δ°zmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship. Date: January 26, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 26 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today)…
U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. Date: June 27, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 27 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Organisation of Islamic Conference Summit Begins in Lahore, Recognizes Bangladesh, February 22, 1974Lucy Fossil Discovered in Ethiopia…
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 β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Arecibo message is broadcast from Puerto Rico. Date: November 16, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Los Angeles Police Raid SLA Headquarters, Killing Six Members, May 17, 1974Heimlich Maneuver Published in Emergency Medicine…
The first California Jam festival takes place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history. Date: April 6, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia…