| 1974 |
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- The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang is discovered at Xi'an, China. |
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- Swedish pop group ABBA win the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo. |
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- U.S. President Richard Nixon resigns over the Watergate scandal. |
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- Rubik's Cube puzzle invented by Hungarian professor Erno Rubik. |
| 1975 |
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- NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars. |
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- Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in Manila, Philippines. |
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- The name "Micro-soft" is used by Bill Gates in a letter for the first time. |
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- The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War in 1967. |
| 1976 |
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- 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck & Summer games in Montreal. |
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- The Great UK heat wave – reaching 96.6°F, with a 45 day drought. |
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- The Intercity 125 High Speed Train is introduced in the United Kingdom. |
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- Racing Champion Niki Lauda suffers serious burns in the German Grand Prix. |
| 1977 |
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- Wasmiss and Lannies get married. |
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- Red Rum wins a record third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse. |
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- Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee celebrations held in the UK. |
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- Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, dies in his home in Graceland. |
| 1978 |
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- Ian Botham scores a century and takes 8 wickets in 1 inning of a Test match. |
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- Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, is born in Oldham. |
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- John Paul II becomes the first Pope from Poland, & first non-Italian for over 450 years. |
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- Charlie Chaplin's remains are stolen from Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. |
| 1979 |
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- Margaret Thatcher becomes the UK's first female prime minister. |
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- McDonald's restaurants introduce the Happy Meal. |
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- A freak storm during the Fastnet Race results in the deaths of 15 sailors |
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- Lord Mountbatten of assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army. |
| 1980 |
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- 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, Summer games in Moscow. |
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- Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state, USA. |
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- Record viewing figures watch Dallas to find out “Who shot J.R.?” |
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- John Lennon is shot dead outside his apartment in New York City. |
| 1981 |
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- First DeLorean DMC-12, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors. |
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- The first London Marathon with 7,500 runners taking part. |
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- Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the first shuttle mission STS-1. |
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- Toxteth riots in Liverpool, start after a mob saves a youth from arrest. |
| 1982 |
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- The Falklands War occurs after Argentina invades the islands. |
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- Prince William is born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London. |
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- The Mary Rose, flagship of Henry VIII that sank in 1545, is raised. |
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- Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time. |
| 1983 |
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- Ronald Reagan announces that GPS will be made available for civilian use. |
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- The first non-US yacht, Australia II wins the America's Cup |
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- Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph in Thrust2. |
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- Peace campaigners protest at US cruise missiles arriving at Greenham Common. |