WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1974
Find out what all happened September to October 1974

Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States. (8. October 1974)

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew. (11. September 1974)

Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal. (10. September 1974)

The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire. (30. October 1974)

Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people. (18. September 1974)

Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations. (17. September 1974)

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years. (12. September 1974)

Juventude Africana Amilcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau. (12. September 1974)

The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h). (1. September 1974)

Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand. (19. October 1974)

The first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (Tommy John surgery) performed, on baseball player Tommy John. (25. September 1974)

Watergate Scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office. (8. September 1974)

Founding of the New Democracy party in Greece. (4. October 1974)

Guildford pub bombings: bombs planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian. (5. October 1974)

Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. (15. September 1974)