won four of the five general elections he has contested. October 26 - Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña (FALN) sets off 5 bombs in Manhattan, with their largest bomb set off in the Financial District. November–December November 1 – The World Tourism Organization (WTO) is established. November 5 – The Democratic Party makes big gains nationwide in House, Senate, and Gubernatorial elections. November 16 – Arecibo message: The radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory on Puerto Rico sends an interstellar radio message towards Messier 13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules. The message will reach its destination around the year 27,000. November 17 – The 1974 Greek legislative election, the first election since the fall of the Greek junta of 1967–1974, is held and the newly formed New Democracy party wins 220 of 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament. November 18 – The International Energy Agency is founded. November 20 – Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes in Nairobi, Kenya due to a mechanical failure, killing 59 of its 157 passengers. November 21 – Birmingham pub bombings: In Birmingham, England, two pubs are bombed, killing 21 people in an attack widely believed at the time to be linked to the Provisional Irish Republican Army. The Birmingham Six are later sentenced to life in prison for this, but their convictions are quashed after a lengthy campaign. November 22 – The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status. November 24 – A skeleton from the hominid species Australopithecus afarensis is discovered and named Lucy. November 26 – Anneline Kriel is crowned as Miss World 1974, the second South African to hold the title after Penny Coelen in 1958, when Helen Morgan resigns four days after winning the 24th Miss World pageant. December 1 – A Boeing 727 carrying TWA Flight 514 crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport during bad weather, killing all 92 people on board. December 9 – The Paris summit, reuniting the European Communities' heads of state and government, commences. December 13 – Malta becomes a republic. December 17 – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) becomes a specialized agency of the United Nations. December 24–25 – Darwin, Australia is almost completely destroyed by Cyclone Tracy. Date unknown Rubik's Cube puzzle is invented by Hungarian architecture professor Ernő Rubik. Births January January 3 Alessandro Petacchi, Italian road cyclist Katie Porter, American politician January 9 – Farhan Akhtar,