March 18th, 1974.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on March 18th, 1974.

• OPEC nations end a 5-month-long embargo against Europe, Japan and the United States.
• The sitcom "Here's Lucy" is cancelled.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 18th, 1974.

• United States: Dark Lady - Cher
• United Kingdom: Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace

Take me back to March 18th, 1974!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is March 18th, 1974, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Spring has arrived and the days have become longer.

St. Patrick's Day of 1974 has recently come and gone. In America, the song Dark Lady by Cher is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Billy Don't Be A Hero by Paper Lace is the number one hit song.

Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Exorcist is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson is the current Prime Minister. Because it's 1974, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Carl Douglas, ABBA, Mud, the Steve Miller Band, George McCrae and Terry Jacks.

In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s and early 1970s has disappeared. The disco look is beginning to take off. Women are wearing t-shirts, khaki pants, mood rings, kimonos and flare jumpsuits. Meanwhile, men are wearing velvet sports coats, slogan t-shirts, flannel, frilly shirts, jeans and khaki chinos. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Oskar Schindler and Eamon de Valera would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Steptoe and Son", "Adam-12", "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "The Six Million Dollar Man".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong", "Space Race" and "Gotcha". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", "The Electric Company" and "Bailey's Comets". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Troll doll, G.I. Joe Adventure Team, VertiBird (toy helicopter) and Big Jim (action figure).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on March 18th, 1974.

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  Girls are going missing in the Seattle area.

  In the first half of 1974, young women were beginning to disappear from Seattle and the wider Washington state area. At the time, people did not know who Ted Bundy was. However, they were aware that something terrible was going on. Between February and July in 1974, 8 women vanished from the area.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1974?

  The best NBA players in 1974 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Rick Barry, Walt Frazier and Gail Goodrich.

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  1974 in movies.

  Movies released in 1974 included Blazing Saddles, The Towering Inferno, The Trial of Billy Jack, Young Frankenstein, Earthquake, The Godfather Part II, Airport 1975, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The Longest Yard, Foxy Brown, Murder on the Orient Express and Benji.

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  Who were the best football players in 1974?

  In 1974, the best soccer players were Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Kazimierz Deyna, Paul Breitner, Johan Neeskens, Grzegorz Lato, Gerd Müller, Robert Gadocha, Billy Bremner and Ralf Edström.

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  Roller skates.

  The popularity of roller skates exploded during the later half of the 1970s.

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  The Godfather Part II.

  "The Godfather Part II" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1974.

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  Disco music.

  In the second half of the 1970s, disco music became mainstream. During this period, nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.

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  King Faisal.

  The King of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal, was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1974. This was in acknowledgment of his role in the oil crisis of 1973 - 1974.

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  Barbra Streisand - "The Way We Were"

  "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand won a Grammy for 1974's Song of the Year.

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  The Vietnam War is in its final stages.

  The war in Vietnam was still ongoing at this stage. However, the US military had withdrawn. During this period, North Vietnamese forces continued to win battles and make inroads into the south.

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  1974 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1974 were dominated by Barbra Streisand, Elton John, The Jackson 5, The Steve Miller Band, Terry Jacks, Ray Stevens, The Stylistics, Dionne Warwick and The Spinners.

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  1973-74 stock market crash.

  Between January, 1973 and December, 1974, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 45% of its value. The U.K. stock market fared even worse, with the FT 30 losing over 70% of its value.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  From about 1972 onward, audio cassettes started to become more widespread. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.

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  Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

  Around this period, sales of color TV sets began to surpass sales of the older black-and-white sets. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  In the late 1960s, sales of lava lamps took off. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 49 years and 11 days have passed since March 18th, 1974.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 12 of 1974.
• Leap Year: 1974 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on March 18th, 1974 will be 49 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1974 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 132793200.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to March 18th, 1974.

• February 19th, 1974: The Jackson 5 releases their song "Dancing Machine".
• February 21st, 1974: Canadian ice hockey player Tim Horton dies in a car crash at the age of 44.
• March 3rd, 1974: 346 people are killed when Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes northeast of Paris, France.
• March 8th, 1974: The final episode of The Brady Bunch is aired.
• March 8th, 1974: Charles de Gaulle Airport is opened in France.
• March 12th, 1974: Serial killer Ted Bundy abducts and murders 19-year-old Donna Gail Manson in Oregon.
• This date: March 18th, 1974
• March 20th, 1974: A kidnap attempt is made on Princess Anne in London.
• March 23rd, 1974: The musical sitcom "The Partridge Family" comes to an end.
• March 29th, 1974: The Volkswagen Golf is launched in Germany.
• April 2nd, 1974: French president Georges Pompidou dies of cancer.
• April 3rd, 1974: Super Outbreak: 319 people are killed when a violent tornado outbreak occurs in central parts of the United States.
• April 3rd, 1974: Kidnap victim Patty Hearst announces via audiotape that she has joined the Symbionese Liberation Army.
• April 4th, 1974: The BTK killer murders Kathryn Doreen Bright at her home in Wichita.
• April 5th, 1974: Stephen King's first novel "Carrie" is published.
• April 6th, 1974: ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest with their song Waterloo.
• April 15th, 1974: Kidnap victim Patty Hearst is captured on CCTV taking part in a bank robbery with the Symbionese Liberation Army in San Francisco.
• April 17th, 1974: Serial killer Ted Bundy abducts 18-year-old Susan Elaine Rancourt from Central Washington State College in Ellensburg, Washington.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 18th, 1974, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1974 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: March 18th, 1974 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
• Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1974.

1974 saw the introduction of cars such as the Volkswagen Golf, the Dodge Ramcharger, the Audi 50, the Volvo 200 Series, the Renault 7 and the Ford Elite.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1974.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out March 18th, 1980, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on March 18th, 1974 was most likely conceived around June 25th, 1973.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 18th, 1974 is close to December 9th, 1974.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about March 18th, 1974.

• A total of 17,908 days have passed since this date.
• 2,558 weeks have passed.
• 1,547,251,200 seconds have passed since the March 18th, 1974.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,805,126,400 times.
• Since March 18th, 1974, the Earth has travelled approximately 798,381,619,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 257,875,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 133,063,603 steps. That's about 59,139 miles!
• Since this date, 18,567,014 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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