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July 24, 1974

On July 24, 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. The year's #1 song was "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand. Àlex Corretja, Ashot Danielyan, David Jassy would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1974th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 974th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1970s decade.

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On July 24, 1974

  1. 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.

    1970s political scandal in the U.S.

    The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. 's Watergate complex. Nixon's efforts to conceal his administration's involvement led to an impeachment process and his resignation in August 1974.

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Born on July 24, 1974

Andy Gomarsall 1974– England international rugby union player

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Àlex Corretja 1974– Spanish tennis player and coach
Ashot Danielyan 1974– Armenian weightlifter
David Jassy 1974– Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
Mikael Åkerfeldt 1974– Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Victoria Beckham 1974– English singer and fashion designer
Edgar Wright 1974– English filmmaker

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