At Brampton Centennial Secondary School, student Michael Slobodian kills two people and injures 13 others before committing suicide. Date: May 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
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)
Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez. Date: May 12, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder. Date: May 10, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh. Date: April 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands. Date: April 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)