Editing 1974 (section)

===May–June===
{{Main|May 1974}}
{{Main|June 1974}}
* [[May 4]]
** An all-female Japanese team summits [[Manaslu]] in [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]], becoming the first women to climb an {{convert|8000|m|ft|abbr=on}} peak.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women Climbers at Summit |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 11, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref>
** The [[Expo '74]] [[world's fair]] opens in [[Spokane, Washington]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/04/archives/spokane-a-center-of-urban-niceness-wary-of-expo-outsiders-special.html |title=Spokane, a Center of Urban Niceness, Wary of Expo 'Outsiders' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=4 May 1974 |at=Page 43, columns 1–5 |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 7]] – [[Willy Brandt]], West Germany's chancellor, resigns.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bonn's Ruling Coalition Names Schmidt as Brandt's Successor |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 8, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref>
* [[May 11]] – A violent [[1974 Zhaotong earthquake|7.1 earthquake]] shakes the Chinese city of [[Zhaotong]] causing between 1,600 and 20,000 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |title=Powerful Quake Reported In a Populous Area of China |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/11/archives/powerful-quake-reported-in-a-populous-area-of-china.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=UPI |date=11 May 1974 |at=Page 3, column 6 |access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 16]] – [[Helmut Schmidt]] becomes the new Chancellor of West Germany.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitney |first=Craig R. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/17/archives/helmut-schmidt-sworn-in-as-west-german-chancellor-brandt-takes.html |title=Helmut Schmidt Sworn In as West German Chancellor |newspaper=The New York Times |date=17 May 1974 |at=Page 3, columns 1–5 |access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 17]] – [[The Troubles]]: The [[Dublin and Monaghan bombings]] are carried out by the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]], when they explode four car bombs in counties [[Dublin]] and [[Monaghan]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. The attacks kill 33 civilians and wound almost 300, the highest number of casualties in any single event during the conflict.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eder |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Eder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/18/archives/23-in-dublin-die-as-bombs-go-off-during-rush-hour-explosives-in-3.html |title=23 in Dublin Die as Bombs Go Off During Rush Hour |newspaper=The New York Times |date=18 May 1974 |at=Page 1, columns 4–8 |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 18]]
** [[1974 Australian federal election]]: [[Gough Whitlam]]'s [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] [[Whitlam government|government]] is re-elected with a reduced majority, defeating the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] led by [[Billy Snedden]]. Whitlam consequently becomes the first Labor [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] to be re-elected in his own right. The [[Democratic Labor Party (Australia, 1955)|Democratic Labor Party]] meanwhile loses all five of their [[Australian Senate|Senate]] seats, effectively wiping them out as a political force.<ref>{{cite news |title=Whitlam's Party Wins in Australia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/19/archives/whitlams-party-wins-in-australia-how-parties-stand-but-majority-is.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 May 1974 |at=Page 5, column 1 |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref>
** [[Nuclear weapons testing]]: Under Project [[Smiling Buddha]], India successfully detonates its first [[nuclear weapon]], becoming the 6th nation to do so.<ref>{{cite news |title=India Becomes 6th Nation to Set Off Nuclear Device |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/19/archives/india-becomes-6th-nation-to-set-off-nuclear-device-india-signed.html |last=Weinraub |first=Bernard |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 May 1974 |at=Page 1, columns 6–8 |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[June 13]] – The [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] Association football tournament began in West Germany.
* [[June 17]] – A bomb explodes in [[Westminster Hall]], the oldest part of the [[British Houses of Parliament]]. The hall's annex, housing offices, and a canteen are destroyed by the bombing, attributed by police to the Provisional wing of the [[Irish Republican Army]].
* [[June 29]] – [[Isabel Perón]] is sworn in as the first female [[President of Argentina]], replacing her sick husband [[Juan Perón]], who dies 2 days later.