what happened in 1974 in american history
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The year 1974 was very important in African American history. Hank Aaron set the Major League home run record. Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought the biggest prize fight in the world in Zaire called the Rumble in the Jungle.Mervyn Dymally and George Brown are elected the country's first African Americans Lieutenant Governors on the same day.ank Aaron set the Major League home run record. Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought the biggest prize fight in the world in Zaire called the Rumble in the Jungle. Mervyn Dymally and George Brown are elected the country's first African Americans Lieutenant Governors on the same day.