Psychedelic Politics
This Canadian Prime Minster wins the 1974 Canadian federal election, as he did in 1968 and 1972. He would be narrowly defeated in 1979
Who is Pierre Trudeau
On June 26, the Universal Product Code is used for the first time on this famous candy made by the Wrigley Company
What is chewing gum
This Jackson 5 song which was number 5 on the top 100 songs of 1974 and it's music video was the first instance of Michael Jackson performing the "robot" dance move
What is "Dancing Machine"
On April 5, 1974, after hitting his 714th home run, Hank Aaron tied with this world famous baseball player for the all-time home run record
Who is Babe Ruth
On January 2, President Richard Nixon signs a bill to lower the maximum U.S. speed limit to this
What is 55 MPH
This famous sitcom about life in the 1950s starring Erin Moran and Scott Baio premiered on ABC on January 15th of 1974
What is Happy Days
The Redbone song "Come and get Your Love" was number 4 on the top 100 songs of 1974 and was famously used in the opening scene of this Marvel film starring Chris Pratt
What is Guardians of the Galaxy
This interstellar message was sent by the radio telescope mounted on the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico towards Messier 13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, on November 16th. It is estimated that this message will reach the cluster by the year 27,000
What is the Arecibo message
This American magazine, which currently has the largest audience of any magazine, released it's premiere issue on March 4, 1974 with Mia Farrow on the cover
What is People
"Love's Theme" was number 3 on the top 100 songs of 1974 and was written by Barry White and was featured in Mean Girls, Despicable Me 2, and this sequel to Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie
What is The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
India tests it's first nuclear weapon, nicknamed the "Smiling Buddha" on the army base Pokhran Test Range in this state in northern India
What is Rajasthan
This novel about a tortured young girl with telekinetic powers was the first ever novel written by horror author Stephen King and was published on April 5th
What is Carrie
This song was number 2 on the top 100 songs of 1974 and was an English adaptation of the 1961 song "Le Morebond"
What is "Seasons in the Sun"
On March 4th, Edward Heath is replaced as Prime Minster of the UK by this famous Labour politician
In his final public performance, this former member of The Beatles performed alongside Elton John at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 28th
Who is John Lennon
The number 1 song of 1974, Barbra Streisand recorded this song alongside the B-side track "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
What is "The Way We Were"