Suriname Gains Independence from the Netherlands, November 25, 1975

Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States. Date: May 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Watergate Scandal: Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman Sentenced to Prison,…

Riots break out in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship. Date: February 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This…

The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters". Date: June 20, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Three-year-old Rahima Banu, from Bangladesh, is the last known case of naturally occurring smallpox. Date: October 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Särkänniemi Amusement Park Opens in Tampere, Finland, May 1, 1975Balcombe Street…

ČSA Flight 540 crashes on approach to Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, killing 126 people. Date: August 20, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Spain Abandons Western Sahara in Madrid Accords, November 14,…