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What happened in November 1974

• November 1, 1974: The World Tourism Organization (WTO), a United Nations specialized agency responsible for promoting responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism, is established to promote and develop tourism as a means of fostering international understanding, peace, prosperity, and universal respect and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.
• November 5, 1974: In the 1974 United States House of Representatives elections, the Democratic Party gained 49 seats, the largest gain for either party since 1948, while the Republicans lost 43 seats. The Democrats also gained control of the Senate, picking up four seats, and made significant gains in gubernatorial elections, winning nine more governorships.
• November 13, 1974: Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed his parents, two brothers, and two sisters while they slept in their beds in their home in Amityville, New York. The murders, which remain unsolved, inspired the book and film The Amityville Horror.
• November 16, 1974: The Arecibo message, a radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth, was transmitted from the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico towards the globular cluster Messier 13. The message will take approximately 25,000 years to reach its destination.
• November 17, 1974: The 1974 Greek legislative election was held to elect members of the Hellenic Parliament following the fall of the Greek junta of 1967–1974. The newly formed New Democracy party, led by Konstantinos Karamanlis, won a landslide victory, securing 220 of the 300 seats in the Parliament.
• November 18, 1974: The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organization founded in response to the 1973 oil crisis. The IEA's mission is to ensure reliable, affordable, and clean energy for its member countries.
• November 20, 1974: Lufthansa Flight 540, a Boeing 747-130, crashed in Nairobi, Kenya, due to a mechanical failure in the aircraft's cargo door. The crash killed 59 of the 157 passengers and crew on board.
• November 21, 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings were a pair of terrorist attacks carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Birmingham, England. The attacks killed 21 people and injured 182. Six people were wrongly convicted of the bombings and spent 16 years in prison before their convictions were overturned.
• November 22, 1974: The United Nations General Assembly granted the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) observer status, allowing the PLO to participate in UN debates and meetings. This was a significant step in the international recognition of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.
• November 24, 1974: A skeleton of the hominid species Australopithecus afarensis, nicknamed Lucy, was discovered in Ethiopia. Lucy is one of the most complete and well-preserved hominid fossils ever found, and she has provided valuable insights into the evolution of humans.
• November 26, 1974: Anneline Kriel of South Africa was crowned Miss World 1974, becoming the second South African woman to win the title after Penny Coelen in 1958. Helen Morgan of the United Kingdom resigned four days after winning the pageant due to personal reasons.