ČSA Flight 540 Crashes Near Damascus, Killing 126 — August 20, 1975

The start of the Wave Hill walk-off by Gurindji people in Australia, lasting eight years, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 Paul Kelly song and an annual celebration. Date: August 23, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events…

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) More events…

British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour. Date: June 6, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Indira Gandhi Declares Internal Emergency in India, June…

Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins. Date: March 27, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975South Vietnamese Withdraw from Xuan Loc, Vietnam War April 19, 1975NASA Launches Viking 1 Mars Probe, August 20,…

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 1975Watergate Scandal: Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman Sentenced…