1974

The year 1974 started on Tuesday, January 1, and ended on Tuesday, December 31. On Tuesday, December 31, a leap second was inserted.

Calendar with holidays
Holidays:
 * New Year's Day: Tuesday, January 1
 * Daylight Saving Time Starts (clocks spring forward): Sunday, January 6 at 2:00 AM, which becomes 3:00 AM
 * Epiphany: Sunday, January 6
 * Super Bowl Sunday: Sunday, January 13
 * Groundhog Day: Saturday, February 2
 * Lincoln's Birthday: Tuesday, February 12
 * Valentine's Day: Thursday, February 14
 * Washington's Birthday: Monday, February 18
 * Mardi Gras: Tuesday, February 26
 * Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, February 27
 * Saint Patrick's Day: Sunday, March 17
 * April Fools' Day: Monday, April 1
 * Palm Sunday: Sunday, April 7
 * Good Friday: Friday, April 12
 * Easter: Sunday, April 14
 * Tax Day: Monday, April 15
 * Earth Day: Monday, April 22
 * Cinco de Mayo: Sunday, May 5
 * Mother's Day: Sunday, May 12
 * Armed Forces Day: Saturday, May 18
 * Memorial Day: Monday, May 27
 * Flag Day: Friday, June 14
 * Father's Day: Sunday, June 16
 * Juneteenth: Wednesday, June 19
 * Independence Day: Thursday, July 4
 * Labor Day: Monday, September 2
 * Citizenship Day: Tuesday, September 17
 * Columbus Day: Monday, October 14
 * Sweetest Day: Saturday, October 19
 * Daylight Saving Time Ends (clocks fall back): Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 AM, which becomes 1:00 AM
 * Veterans Day: Monday, October 28
 * Halloween: Thursday, October 31
 * Election Day: Tuesday, November 5
 * Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 28
 * Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Saturday, December 7
 * Christmas Eve: Tuesday, December 24
 * Christmas: Wednesday, December 25
 * Kwanzaa: Thursday, December 26, 1974, to Wednesday, January 1, 1975
 * New Year's Eve: Tuesday, December 31