The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal. Date: January 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband. Date: January 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. Date: January 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
This date overflowed the 12-bit field that had been used in TOPS-10. There were numerous problems and crashes related to this bug while an alternative format was developed. Date: January 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. Date: January 2, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring more than 75. Date: December 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service. Date: December 26, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Gerald Ford creates the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the 1970s energy crisis. Date: December 22, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege. Date: December 6, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Date: December 2, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)