47 events found for 1974
Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed…
Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the…
Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.