Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe Join UN September 16, 1975

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 1975Junko Tabei First Woman to Summit Mount Everest, May 16, 1975Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Fire…

The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London. Date: September 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 Crash at JFK June 24,…

Vietnam War: A United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transporting orphans, crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, killing 172 people. Date: April 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975King Faisal…

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…

Forty-five people are killed when Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450 crashes into Suchdol, Prague, while on approach to Prague Ruzyně Airport (now Václav Havel Airport Prague) in Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Date: October 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This…

Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service. Date: September 22, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Vietnam War: Quảng Ngãi Refugees Flee North Vietnamese…