1974 Super Outbreak
The 1974 Super Outbreak occurs, the second largest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the 2011 Super Outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
3 Nisan — Tarihte Bugün
Geçmişte bugün yaşanan olaylar, doğumlar, ölümler ve tatiller. Türkçe ve İngilizce Vikipedi kaynaklı kapsamlı arşiv.
50
Olay
260
Doğum
103
Ölüm
7
Tatil
20
Öne çıkan
Olaylar
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Vietnam War
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech; he was assassinated the next day.
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Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1956
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American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
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Lieutenant general
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