Portugal: The Carnation Revolution (TRIH ep 273)
1974 · Resource
This episode continues The Rest Is History's exploration of Portugal, serving as a coda to their earlier four-part Portuguese series and as part of a World Cup-themed set of episodes. Dominic recounts the decline of the Estado Novo after António Salazar’s stroke, Marcelo Caetano’s succession, and the pressures of costly colonial wars in Angola and Mozambique.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1974
- Prague Spring (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Birth of hip-hop (1973)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)