General Cao Văn Viên Leaves South Vietnam as North Vietnamese Advance, April 28, 1975
Date: April 28, 1975
Date: April 28, 1975
Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable. Date: September 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia…
The Comoros declares independence from France. Date: July 6, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Tasman Bridge Collision Kills Twelve in Tasmania, January 5, 1975Fire at World Trade Center North Tower February 13, 1975Governor…
East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. Date: August 11, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅…
Three-year-old Rahima Banu, from Bangladesh, is the last known case of naturally occurring smallpox. Date: October 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Watergate Scandal: Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman Sentenced to Prison – February 21,…
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 1975São Tomé and Príncipe Independence from Portugal, July 12, 1975Jimmy Hoffa Disappears from Michigan Restaurant Parking Lot,…
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) More events from 1975Vietnam War: North Vietnamese Attack Ban…