His Elo rating shot from 2540 in 1971 to 2660 in 1973, when he shared second in the USSR Chess Championship, and finished equal first with Viktor Korchnoi in the Leningrad Interzonal Tournament, with the latter success qualifying him for the 1974 Candidates Matches, which would determine the challenger of the reigning world champion, Bobby Fischer.

* Lake, Fred & Wright, Hal ( 1974 ) A Bibliography of Archery: an indexed catalogue of 5, 000 articles, books, films, manuscripts, periodicals and theses on the use of the bow for hunting, war, and recreation, from the earliest times to the present day.

A prototype white helmet was developed for the team prior to the 1974 season but was never worn.

* 1974 – 10, 000 march in Washington, D. C., calling for the impeachment of US President Richard Nixon

* 1967 – Greek military junta of 1967 – 1974: A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d ' état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years.

In 1973 Andrei Sakharov was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1974 was awarded the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca.

A year later, he ran for the House of Representatives in 1974.

The foursome's breakthrough came with winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with " Waterloo " on 6 April 1974.

A self-admitted alcoholic ( as indicated in a 1974 radio interview for the BBC ), Haley fought a battle with alcohol into the 1970s.

In the spring of 1974, the police came to Kabul University to arrest Rabbani for his pro-Islamic stance, but with the help of his students the police were unable to capture him, and he managed to escape to the countryside.

A native of Britain, Hilton arrived in the U. S. in 1969 joining the faculty of the Juilliard School in 1972 and establishing her own baroque dance workshop at Stanford University in 1974 which endured for more than 25 years.

The county boroughs were, like the municipal boroughs, abolished in 1974, being reabsorbed into their parent counties for administrative purposes.

When the new metropolitan counties ( Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne & Wear, West Midlands, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire ) were created in 1974, their sub-divisions also became metropolitan boroughs ; in many cases these metropolitan boroughs recapitulated abolished county boroughs ( for example, Stockport ).

Costas began his professional career at KMOX radio in St. Louis, Missouri, where he served as a play-by-play announcer for the Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association in 1974.

His final projects were compiling a pictorial autobiography, My Life in Pictures ( 1974 ) and rescoring A Woman of Paris for re-release in 1976.

After the 1974 invasion following a Greek junta-based coup attempt, Makarios secured international recognition of his Greek Cypriot government as the sole legal authority on Cyprus, which has proved to be a very significant strategic advantage for the Greek Cypriots in the decades since.

* took a strong line on the right of return for refugees to properties vacated in the 1974 displacement of Cypriots on both sides, which was based on both UN Resolutions and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights ;

* took a dim view of any proposals which did not allow for the repatriation of Turkish settlers from the mainland who had emigrated to Cyprus since 1974 ; and

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

Apart from this, when no party has had a majority, minority governments normally have been formed with one or more opposition parties agreeing to vote for the legislation governments need to function, as the Labour government of James Callaghan formed a coalition with the Liberals in 1977 when it lost its narrow majority gained at the October 1974 election.

It was then open for signature until 31 December 1974.

The rise of comic book specialty stores in the late 1970s created / paralleled a dedicated market for " independent " or " alternative comics " in the U. S. The first such comics included the anthology series Star Reach, published by comic book writer Mike Friedrich from 1974 to 1979, and Harvey Pekar's American Splendor, which continued sporadic publication into the 21st century and which Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini adapted into a 2003 film.

The 1974 Australian America's Cup Challenger was named " Southern Cross " KA 4 representing the Royal Perth Yacht Club and was defeated 4-0 sailing off Newport Rhode Island by " Courageous " US26 sailing for the New York Yacht Club.

The local Country and Liberal Party members decided to form an independent " Country Liberal Party " ( CLP ) to field candidates for the Legislative Council in 1974.

Overtime for regular season games in the NFL began with the 1974 season.

* The Inverted World, ( n .) Faber and Faber, London, 1974 — BSFA winner, 1974, Hugo Award nominee, 1975

* 1974 – Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the air.

Ambergris is key to the Ian Cameron novel The Lost Ones, from which came the 1974 Disney film, The Island at the Top of the World.

" ( Saturday Review / World, August 24, 1974 )

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 – 1983, as well as 1996-1997, winning eight Division Championships ( 1969 – 1971, 1973 – 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997 ), six pennants ( 1966, 1969 – 1971, 1979, 1983 ), three World Series Championships ( 1966, 1970, 1983 ), one wild card berth ( 1996 ), and five Most Valuable Player awards ( 3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken Jr. 1983 & 1991 ).

That clean sheet stretch was ended by Haitian soccer player Manno Sanon's beautiful goal during the 1974 World Cup.

* 1974 – In American football, the Birmingham Americans would win what would eventually be the only World Bowl in World Football League history.

Having been almost entirely rebuilt twice, once due to Japanese air raids during World War II, and again after being devastated by Cyclone Tracy in 1974, the city is one of Australia's most modern capitals.

They failed in qualification for the 1974, leading to Alf Ramsey's dismissal, and 1978 World Cups.

Under Mountbatten's presidency and personal involvement, the United World College of South East Asia was established in Singapore in 1971, followed by the United World College of the Pacific ( now known as the Lester B Pearson United World College of the Pacific ) in Victoria, Canada, in 1974.

It joined the United Nations in 1974, and the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States in 1975.

Home games are played at the AWD-Arena, which hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 World Cups and the Euro 1988.

This includes manuscript material for his books Guide to Jewish Religious Practice ( 1979 ), The Ten Commandments in a Changing World ( 1963 ), The Anguish and the Ecstasy of a Jewish Chaplain ( 1974 ), and his translation of The Code of Maimonides ( Mishneh Torah ): Book 7, The Book of Agriculture ( 1979 ).

Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.

The subsequent trophy, called " FIFA World Cup Trophy ", was introduced in 1974.

The institutional separation of American full contact karate from kickboxing occurs with the formation of the Professional Karate Association ( PKA ) in 1974 and of the World Kickboxing Association ( WKA ) in 1976.

In the early 1970s, Oakland won three World Series titles from 1972 – 1974, and after the A's left Kansas City under less than honorable terms, a strong rivalry existed between the two teams during this period.

Scotland eventually qualified and he went to the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, where they were eliminated during the group stages.

Downey was also president and co-founder of the proposed World Baseball Association in 1974.

During the war Foot made a speech that was later featured during The World at War documentary TV series broadcast in February 1974.

) ( 1974 ) The Encyclopedia of World Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, ISBN 0-687-11784-4.

There a " Third Dynasty " soon emerged, with three World Championships in a row from 1972 to 1974 led by players including Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, ace reliever Rollie Fingers, and colorful owner Charlie O. Finley.