360What happened in 1974?
3 moments from 1974 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 29 March 1974
Mariner 10 makes the first visit to Mercury
On 29 March 1974, NASA's Mariner 10 flew past Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, and sent back the first close-up pictures. They showed a cratered world that looks much like the Moon. Mariner 10 was also the first spacecraft to use a planet's gravity, Venus's, to change course.
- 1974 · from The world agrees to protect the ozone layer
Molina and Rowland's warning
- 1974 · from Intel launches the first commercial microprocessor
The Intel 8080