December 21, 1974, was a Saturday. It was 49 years, 11 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 21, 1974:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Death Wish".
This date occurred 18,245 days ago. Approximately 608 months have passed. It was the 355th day of 1974, in week 51. The decade was the seventies. The start of 1975 was just 10 days away. People who were born on December 21, 1974, are now 49 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 203 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is December 21, 1974, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
Christmas Day of 1974 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are packed with Christmas shoppers, and people are meeting up with friends that they haven't seen in a while. In America, the song "Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin is at the top of the singles charts, while "Lonely This Christmas" by Mud is the number-one song in the UK. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Death Wish is at the top of the box office.
Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Waltons", and "Kolchak: The Night Stalker". 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. The films "The Godfather Part II" and "The Towering Inferno" are being shown in movie theaters at the moment. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Eamon de Valera would be still alive.
People are playing video games such as "Pong", "Space Race", "Gotcha", and "Tank". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Adventures of Black Beauty", "The New Adventures of Gilligan", "Hong Kong Phooey", and "Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch". Children are playing with toys such as Operation, G.I. Joe Adventure Team, VertiBird (toy helicopter), and Uno (card game).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 21, 1974.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 21, 1974.
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People in December 1974 were watching the following TV series:
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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in December 1974.
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 December 21, 1980, instead.
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Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on December 21, 1974.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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