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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1974

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1974 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1974.


Abraham Hirschfeld

Throughout his career he waged many failed campaigns for political office, including unsuccessful bids as "Honest Abe" for the U.S. Senate in 1974 (defeated in Democratic primary), for the New York City Council, for Manhattan Borough President in 1997, for Lieutenant Governor of New York, for New York State Comptroller in 1998, and for Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida.

Andrew Jacobs, Jr.

In 1974, however, Jacobs defeated Hudnut and reclaimed his seat in the House.

Australian federal election, 1974

After a great deal of legalistic argumentation in both houses about the Gair matter, and justified by the failure of six (non-supply) bills to pass the Senate, Whitlam requested and was granted by Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck a double dissolution under section 57 of the Constitution.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1955

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1955 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1955.

The volume is the first in a series of albums by Rhino Records that chronicled years in music, starting from 1955 and continuing through 1995.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1956

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1956 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1956.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1959.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1960.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1964.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1965.

This resulted in what was a Mr. Holland's Opus-esque album, as two songs from the 1993 re-release, "A Lover's Concerto" and "1-2-3", have been featured in the 1996 film Mr.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1966.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1969

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1969 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1969.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1970

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1970 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1970.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1971.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring ten hit recordings from 1972.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1973

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1973 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring ten hit recordings from 1973.

Brazilian presidential election, 1974

The Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) chose its candidates on day 22, when they chose Ulysses Guimarães and Barbosa Lima Sobrinho with 201 votes.

Charles E. Wiggins

The district was renumbered as California's 39th congressional district prior to the 1974 election.

Comorian independence referendum, 1974

A referendum was subsequently held in Mayotte in February 1976 on remaining part of the Comoros, with the proposal rejected by over 99% of voters.

The approach was criticised in Mayotte, where Marcel Henry, leader of the anti-independence Mahoré People's Movement, claimed Mayotte residents had a right to self-determination based on article 53 of the French Constitution, which states that secession cannot happen without the consent of voters.

Dan Kuykendall

When those ballots were counted, it was enough for Ford to unseat Kuykendall by only 744 votes--one of the closest races of the 1974 cycle.

Dawn Lawrie

She was the Independent member for Nightcliff in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983; in the First Assembly, she and fellow independent Ron Withnall were the sole non-Country Liberal Party members.

Dionysios Zakythinos

Zakythinos also served briefly as Minister to the Prime Minister in the interim 1963–64 government of Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, while after the fall of the Regime of the Colonels, he was elected to the Greek Parliament in the November 1974 elections, on the list of the conservative New Democracy party, serving until 1977.

Georgia's 6th congressional district election, 1974

Gingrich would face Flynt in another close race in 1976, but coming short again.

Gillian Sandeman

She had previously run as the New Democratic Party candidate for Peterborough in the 1974 federal election, losing to incumbent MP Hugh Faulkner.

Godfrey Chidyausiku

At the 1974 general election he won the Harari African Roll constituency, standing with the unofficial support of the African National Council which had been set up by ZANU, ZAPU and FROLIZI.

Grant Tambling

After a stint in local government on the Darwin City Council, Tambling was elected to the first Northern Territory Legislative Assembly as the Country Liberal Party member for Fannie Bay.

James Jerome

His success in this role led Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to appoint Jerome as Speaker of the House of Commons following the 1974 election.

Jesse Haines

Frankie Frisch, a member of the VC, also shepherded the selections of teammates Dave Bancroft and Chick Hafey in 1971, Ross Youngs in 1972, George Kelly in 1973, Jim Bottomley in 1974, and Freddie Lindstrom in 1976.

Koregaon Park

The famous German Bakery, Chabad house, Osho Ashram and Bund Garden are located in Koregaon Park.

Let Yourself Go: The '70s Albums, Vol 2 – 1974–1977: The Final Sessions

This album shares similarities with the Supremes first album, Meet The Supremes, in that they both feature all three Supremes on lead vocals and did not make the Billboard Charts.

Let Yourself Go, the follow-up box set to This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 – 1970–1973: The Jean Terrell Years, comprises The Supremes' albums from 1974–1977, featuring original member Mary Wilson, longtime member Cindy Birdsong, newest member Scherrie Payne, and final Supreme Susaye Greene.

Maine gubernatorial election, 1974

He had bested Joseph Brennan in the Democratic primary, and had the backing of popular former Governor, and then Maine Senator Edmund Muskie.

Marcel-Claude Roy

He was re-elected at Laval (subsequently Laval West) in the 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections but was defeated by Guy Ricard of the Progressive Conservative party.

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974

Thomas P. O'Neill III, son of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tip O'Neill, defeated Christopher A. Iannella, Eva Hester, John P. Lynch, and Thomas Martin Sullivan for the Democratic nomination.

Newham South by-election, 1974

Labour chose Nigel Spearing as its candidate; previously the MP for Acton, he had lost his seat at the February election.

Northern Territory general election, 2012

The CLP had governed since the initial 1974 election until Labor led by Clare Martin surprisingly came to power with a one-seat majority government at the 2001 election with the additional support of the urban area.

Robert Léger

Léger, along with Huet and Rivard, is attributed as one of the main talents of the folk-rock group, Beau Dommage, and has written a large number of the bands popular songs from their self-titled debut album, Beau Dommage.

Texas gubernatorial election, 1974

Frances Farenthold, former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Nueces and Kleberg counties from 1969-1973; ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1972 Democratic primary runoff

Timeline of events in Cyprus, 1974

18 July 1974 - The large-circulation Turkish newspaper Hürriyet publishes a vicious anti-Greek poem entitled "Kin" or "Hatred" in English.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1974.

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1974

The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1974 was held on 5 November 1974 as part of the nation-wide elections to the Senate.

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1974

The incumbent, Republican Senator Milton Young, sought and received re-election to his fifth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate William L. Guy, a former Governor of North Dakota.

Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democrat candidate was William L. Guy of Bismarck, North Dakota, who had served as Governor of the state from 1961 to 1973; and had presumably left the office to seek the senate seat.

Western Australian state election, 1974

In order to form a parliamentary majority, the National Country Party under its new leader, Ray McPharlin, agreed to form a coalition with the Liberals after the election, and negotiated three seats in the Ministry.

WZVN-TV

The station first signed on the air on August 21, 1974 as WEVU (a phonetic translation of "WE VieUW"); it was the third television station to sign-on in Fort Myers.


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