1974 in politics

Events

• January 2 - Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum US speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
• January 4 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
• Turkey invades the country of Cyprus, occupies the northern third of the island, and declares the founding of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
• February 28 - After seven years, the United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations.
• March 1 - Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged was conspiracy to obstruct justice.
• April 25 - Portuguese democratic revolution.
• May 18 "Smiling Buddha" nuclear weapon test by India
• Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie ousted in a coup by the Derg[?].

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