Rethinking the Angolan Crisis and the Portuguese Revolution, 1974 – 1976, Itinerario: European Journal of Overseas History, 26 / 2, 2000, pp. 22 – 44

* 1974 – Camilla Dallerup, British-Danish dancer, teacher, and model

* 1974 – Érica García, Argentinian-American composer, singer, and actress ( Fool's Gold )

* 1974 – Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer

* 1974 – Jeff Tymoschuk, Canadian composer

* 1974 – Gina Yashere, English comedian

* 1974 – Belinda Emmett, Australian actor ( d. 2006 )

* 1974 – Roman Hamrlík, Czech hockey player

* 1974 – Marley Shelton, American actor

* 1974 – Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer

* 1974 – Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer

* 1974 – José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player

* 1974 – Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer

* 1974 – Ever Carradine, American actress

* 1974 – Bobby Petta, Dutch footballer

* 1974 – Luis Vizcaíno, Dominican baseball player

* 1974 – Alvin Williams, American basketball player

* 1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office.

* 1974 – Derek Fisher, American basketball player

* 1974 – Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director

* 1974 – Matt Morris, American baseball player

* 1974 – Kirill Reznik, American politician

* 1974 – Nicola Stapleton, English actress

* 1974 – Sam Endicott, American singer-songwriter and director ( The Bravery )

* 1974 – Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.

For example, the August 12, 1974 Doonesbury strip awarded a 1975 Pulitzer Prize for its depiction of the Watergate scandal.

A panel from the famous Doonesbury “ Stonewall ” strip, referring to the Watergate scandal, from August 12, 1974 ; awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

* 1974 – Watergate scandal: the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.

* 1974 – Watergate scandal: U. S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.

* 1974 – Watergate scandal: the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment ( for obstruction of justice ) against President Richard Nixon.

* 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

* 1974 – Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.

* 1974 – Watergate Scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

* He's Innocent of Watergate ( 1974 )

In 1974, Moon took full-page ads in major newspapers defending President Richard Nixon at the height of the Watergate controversy.

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* United States President Richard Nixon resigns as President in 1974 while facing charges for impeachment for the Watergate scandal.

In 1974, fueled by public reaction to the Watergate Scandal, Congress passed amendments to the Act establishing a comprehensive system of regulation and enforcement, including public financing of presidential campaigns and creation of a central enforcement agency, the Federal Election Commission.

Nixon said in a May 1974 interview with a supporter that if he had followed the liberal policies which he thought the media preferred, " Watergate would have been a blip.

On March 1, 1974, a grand jury in Washington, D. C., indicted several former aides of President Nixon, who became known as the " Watergate Seven ": Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell, Charles Colson, Gordon C. Strachan, Robert Mardian and Kenneth Parkinson, for conspiring to hinder the Watergate investigation.

The remaining five members of the Watergate Seven indicted in March went on trial in October 1974.

* Woodward, Bob and Bernstein, Carl wrote a best-selling book based on their experiences covering the Watergate Scandal for the Washington Post titled All the President's Men, published in 1974.

As part of the continuing investigation in 1974 – 75, Watergate scandal prosecutors offered companies that had given illegal campaign contributions to Richard Nixon's re-election campaign lenient sentences if they came forward.

In early 1974, in a major feat of journalism, the Tribune published the complete 246, 000-word text of the Watergate tapes in a 44-page supplement that hit the streets a mere 24 hours after the transcripts ' release by the Nixon White House.