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 )

Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks.

However, in August 1974, Spain formally acknowledged the 1966 United Nations ( UN ) resolution calling for a referendum on the future status of Western Sahara and requested that a plebiscite be conducted under UN supervision.

More recent uses include: by France during the First Indochina War ( 1946 – 1954 ), the Algerian War ( 1954 – 1962 ), the Portuguese Colonial War ( 1961 – 1974 ) and the Western Sahara War ( 1975 – 1991 ), The Six-Day War by Israel ( 1967 ), in Nigeria ( 1969 ), India and Pakistan ( 1965 and 1971 ), Turkey during the invasion of Cyprus ( 1974 ), by Morocco during the Western Sahara War ( 1975 – 1991 ), Iran ( 1980 – 88 ), Brazil ( 1972 ), Egypt ( 1973 ), Iraq ( 1980 – 88, 1991, 2003 – 2011 ), Angola ( 1993 ), Yugoslavia ( 1991-1996 ), and by Argentina ( 1982 ).

The logo was given yet another modification in 1974, with the number of stars being reduced to 22, and the Paramount text and Gulf + Western byline appearing in different fonts.

The Sigma MC74 powered by a Mazda 12A engine was the first engine and only team from outside Western Europe or the United States to finish the entire 24 hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, in 1974.

On November 9, 1972, Canada's first geostationary satellite serving the continent, Anik A1, was launched by Telesat Canada, with the United States following suit with the launch of Westar 1 by Western Union on April 13, 1974.

His second term in office began in 1974, when a period of economic crisis was beginning to hit most Western countries ( see 1973 oil crisis, Stagflation, Eurosclerosis ).

The Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Portman's first atrium hotel, would lead to many more iconic hotels and multi-use complexes with atria, including the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles ( 1974 – 1976 ), the New York Marriott Marquis ( 1982 – 1985 ), and the Renaissance Center in Detroit ( first phase 1973-1977 ), whose central tower has remained the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere.

The Ellice Islands were administered as British protectorate by a Resident Commissioner from 1892 to 1916 as part of the British Western Pacific Territories ( BWPT ), and later as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony from 1916 to 1974.

ABC-Paramount subsequently purchased more labels from the Famous Music division of Gulf + Western – Dot, Steed, Acta, Blue Thumb, and Paramount, along with legendary Country and R & B label Duke / Peacock in 1974.

Marie, Ontario, and holds a Bachelor of Science in zoology and agriculture from the University of Guelph ( 1968 ), a Master of Science in experimental pathology from the University of Western Ontario ( 1971 ), a Doctor of Philosophy in neuroscience from the University of Toronto ( 1974 ), and an Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University ( 1977 ).

Mel Brooks's 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles leaves its Western setting when the climactic fight scene breaks out, revealling the setting to have been a set in the Warner Bros studio lot ; the fight spills out onto an adjacent musical set, then into the studio canteen, and finally onto the streets.

Many countries including most of the Western world have antitrust laws of some form ; for example the European Union has provisions under the Treaty of Rome to maintain fair competition, as does Australia under its Trade Practices Act 1974.

The new Western Electric plant was finished in 1974 and they helped bring the town's sewer plant up to date.

Darfur was platted in April 1899 by the Chicago and North Western Railway ; its incorporation as a village was completed on December 31, 1903 and it became a city on January 1, 1974 when Minnesota abolished villages.

Famous people who have attended Mason schools include actor George Clooney, who attended Western Row Elementary School and also St. Susanna Catholic School in junior high ; national radio host Dan Patrick ( Mason class of 1974 ); and Pretty Little Liars ' Brant Daugherty.

After local government reorganisation in 1974 it was transferred to the Leeds Eastern District and soon after to the Leeds Western District.

The following year, MCA released Citizen Steely Dan, a boxed set featuring their entire catalog on 4 CDs, plus 4 extra tracks: " Here at the Western World " ( originally released on 1978's " Greatest Hits "), " FM " ( 1978 single ), a 1971 demo of " Everyone's Gone to the Movies " and " Bodhisattva ( live )", the latter recorded on a cassette in 1974 and released as a B-side in 1980.

In Mel Brooks ' 1974 Western Blazing Saddles, the line was delivered as " Badges?

Instead, functional rather than geographical intelligence requirements came to the fore such as counter-proliferation ( via the agency's Production and Targeting, Counter-Proliferation Section ) which had been a sphere of activity since the discovery of Pakistani physics students studying nuclear-weapons related subjects in 1974 ; counter-terrorism ( via two joint sections run in collaboration with the Security Service, one for Irish republicanism and one for international terrorism ); counter-narcotics and serious crime ( originally set up under the Western Hemisphere Controllerate in 1989 ); and a ' global issues ' section looking at matters such as the environment and other public welfare issues.

He then attended Central Michigan University and transferred to Western Michigan University in 1974.