1974 was the year of the three-day week, two general elections … and Brian Clough was sacked after just 44 days in charge of Leeds United!
Edinburgh played host to royalty and many big stars from the world of showbiz and music – gigs in the capital included Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Leonard Cohen to name but three.
Enjoy our stroll down memory lane with these images from our newspaper archives.
9. Memories of 1974
Piping In the Haggis at a Burns Supper in the Kintore Rooms, Queen Street, Edinburgh in January 1974. Photo: Stan Warburton
10. Memories of 1974
Scottish National Party MPs Iain MacCormick, George Reid, Gordon Wilson, Winnie Ewing, Donald Stewart, Hamish Watt and Douglas Henderson on Edinburgh Castle Esplanade in March 1974. Photo: Stan Warburton
11. Memories of 1974
A large crowd turned out for the first Sunday football match at Brockville - Falkirk v Dunfermline in January 1974. Photo: Hamish Campbell