Jimmy Hoffa Disappears from Michigan Restaurant Parking Lot, July 30, 1975

Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft. Date:…

The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth. Date: February 9, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975TOPS-10 12-Bit Field Overflow Causes Crashes January 4, 1975Ella T. Grasso Becomes Connecticut Governor, First Elected U.S….

Junko Tabei from Japan becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Date: May 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Moorgate Train Crash Kills 43 in London – February 28,…

Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands. Date: November 25, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Fire Causes Cooling Water Drop March 22, 1975West African Countries Sign Treaty of Lagos, Create…

Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. Date: April 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Khmer Rouge Captures Phnom Penh, Cambodian Civil War Ends, Genocide Begins April 17, 1975Browns Ferry Nuclear…

An RAF Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing, killing five crew members and one person on the ground. Date: October 14, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…