São Tomé and Príncipe Independence from Portugal, July 12, 1975
Date: July 12, 1975
Date: July 12, 1975
Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable. Date: September 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia…
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam symbolically hands over land to the Gurindji people after the eight-year Wave Hill walk-off, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 song by Paul Kelly and an annual celebration. Date: August 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
The Soviet uncrewed space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus. Date: October 22, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Limazo Riots in Lima, Peru Suppressed by Military Dictatorship, February 5, 1975Voyageurs National Park Established…
During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian genocide. Date: May 6, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Beirut Bus Massacre Begins Lebanese Civil…
WGPR becomes the first black-owned-and-operated television station in the US. Date: September 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Turkish Airlines Flight 345 Crashes in Sea of Marmara, 42 Killed, January 30, 1975Tu-144 First…
Dibbles Bridge coach crash near Grassington, in North Yorkshire, England, kills 33 – the highest ever death toll in a road accident in the United Kingdom. Date: May 27, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…