Events
- January 2 - Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
- January 4 - U.S. President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
- February 28 - After seven years, the United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations.
- February 28 - General election in the U.K. results in no majority for any party; Labour will form a minority government until October despite having received fewer votes nationally than the Conservatives. See United Kingdom general election, February 1974.
- March 1 - Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
- April 25 - Portuguese democratic revolution.
- May 18 - "Smiling Buddha" nuclear weapon test by India.
- July 20 - Turkey invades the country of Cyprus and occupies the northern third of the island (later declared the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus).
- August 9 - Resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- September 12 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ousted in a coup by the Derg.
- October 10 - General election in the UK is won narrowly by Labour. See United Kingdom general election, October 1974.
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