47 events found for 1974
In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing…
Turkish invasion of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organised by the dictator of Greece,…
The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new…
Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the…
Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military…
Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of…
Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed.
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do…
Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus…
A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape,…
Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air.
President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the…
As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to resign…
Turkey launches the second phase of the invasion of Cyprus, which eventually resulted in the Turkish occupation of 37%…
Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung…
A Belgrade–Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378…
The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian…
The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of one hour, 54 minutes…