One World Trade Center North Tower Fire, February 13, 1975

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. Date: April 19, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Juan Carlos Declared King of Spain…

The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland. Date: May 1, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 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, 1975Samastipur Railway Bomb Kills…

Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison. Date: February 21, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Troubles: Three members of a popular cabaret band and two gunmen are killed during a botched paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland. Date: July 31, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Comoros Declares Independence…

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…

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:…