WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JUNE 1974
Find out what all happened April to June 1974

The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins. (30. June 1974)

Portugal and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations. (9. June 1974)

Completion of the Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built at the time. It collapsed on August 8, 1991. (18. May 1974)

The Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured. (3. April 1974)

The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio (26. June 1974)

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto inaugurates Lahore's dry port. (18. April 1974)

Josip Broz Tito is re-elected president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This time he is elected for life. (16. May 1974)

The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service. (30. May 1974)

Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists. (28. May 1974)

Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. (29. June 1974)

An all-female Japanese team reaches the summit of Manaslu, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000-meter peak. (4. May 1974)

During Ten Cent Beer Night, inebriated Cleveland Indians fans start a riot, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers. (4. June 1974)

Flixborough disaster: an explosion at a chemical plant kills 28 people. (1. June 1974)

Police in Los Angeles, California, raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall. (17. May 1974)

Isabel Perón is sworn in as the first female President of Argentina. Her husband, President Juan Peron, had delegated responsibility due to weak health and died two days later. (29. June 1974)

Ma'alot massacre: In an Arab terrorist attack and hostage taking at an Israeli school, a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren. (15. May 1974)

West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns. (7. May 1974)

At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record. (8. April 1974)

A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy. (6. June 1974)

Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the fascist Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government. (25. April 1974)

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