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October 8 – Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement (the largest bank failure at that time in the history of the United States). October 15 – President Gerald Ford signs a federal campaign reform bill, which sets new regulations in the wake of the Watergate scandal. October 17.
- Kootenai War
- Stephen King Publishes His Debut Novel.
- Salyut-4 Space Station
- West Germany - FIFA World Cup
- Lucy An Almost Complete Hominid Skeleton
- More News and Key Events from 1974
The Kootenai Native American Tribe in Idaho declares war on the United States More Information and Timeline for the Kootenai War On September 20th the sixty-seven members of the Native American Kootenai tribe, headed by Amy Trice, declares war on the United States government as a final effort to gain attention to the tribe's loss of land and subseq...
Stephen King publishes his debut novel. More Information for King's Novel "Carrie" Stephen King, a 26-year-old author, published his debut novel “Carrie,” during April of 1974. “Carrie” was actually the fourth novel that King had written but the first to be published, helping to launch his prolific career. The story focused on a bullied and shelter...
The Soviet Union launches the Salyut-4 space station. More Information and Timeline for Salyut-4. The Soviet Union launches the Salyut-4 space station on December 26th 1974. The space station carried an x-ray telescope that began operation in January of 1975 after Salyut-4 went into orbit. During its time in orbit two Soviet crews successfully dock...
West Germany wins the FIFA World Cup in July. The soccer tournament began during the previous month and was hosted by West Germany. The host country won the final against the Netherlands. Poland and Brazil placed third and fourth respectively. There were a total of 38 matches played by the 16 teams that qualified. Throughout the competition a total...
Lucy an almost complete hominid skeleton over 3 million years old is discovered in Africa. More Information and Timeline for Lucy Discovery Paleontologist Donald Johanson discovers a 3.2 million year old hominid skeleton in Ethiopia on November 24, 1974. The skeleton was about forty percent complete and was identified as the early human ancestor sp...
Franklin National Bank A major US Bank Franklin National Bank is declared insolvent 55 MPH Speed Limit 55 MPH Speed Limit imposed to preserve gas usage US wide Brisbane river floods The Brisbane river floods large areas of the Brisbane business district and more than 8,500 homes were flooded in Brisbane and Ipswich. World Wide Inflation Worldwide I...
Historical Events for the Year 1974. 2nd January » President of the United States known as United States President Richard Nixon signs a National Maximum Speed Law Enactment e.g bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
Historical events from year 1974. Learn about 600 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1974 or search by date or keyword.
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir 's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she ...
April 3, 1974 148 tornados devestated 13 U.S. States killing some 330 people and leaving over 5,000 injured, it is the largest reported tornado outbreak in world history. Hank Aaron beats Babe Ruth's homerun record. Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Jump.
On August 8, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign due to his involvement in the Watergate scandal. The inauguration of Gerald Ford as the 38th president of the United States was held on August 9. Explore items in the Smithsonian's collections related to 1974.
