Discovery of Lucy
1974 · Event
Palaeontologists in Ethiopia unearth the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton 'Lucy', transforming the study of human origins.
On these timelines: Master, Arts and Thoughts, Sub-Saharan Africa
Around 1974
- Events of 1968 (1968)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) (Pink Floyd) (1979)
- Pop music: the 1980s (1980)
- Pop music: the 1970s (1970)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles) (1968)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- The Troubles (1968)