Date: August 4, 1975
In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of gender inequality. Date: October 24, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 24 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Construction Begins March…
A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama, causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels. Date: March 22, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Biological Weapons Convention Enters Into…
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism. Date: November 10, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 10 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Vietnam War Operation Babylift Begins Mass Child…
Three-year-old Rahima Banu, from Bangladesh, is the last known case of naturally occurring smallpox. Date: October 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Microsoft Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, April…
The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. Date: June 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Comoros Joins the United Nations, November 12, 1975Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Fire Causes…
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 β π Other events on August 23 π Events…