Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Established as First U.S. Marine Sanctuary, January 30, 1975
Date: January 30, 1975
Date: January 30, 1975
Riots break out in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship. Date: February 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This…
General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory. Date: April 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Jerry Brown…
Vietnam War: Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of children in the closing stages of the war begins. Date: April 3, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Angola Independence Declared, November 11, 1975Sara Jane Moore…
The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya. Date: August 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia →…
Vietnam War: A United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transporting orphans, crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, killing 172 people. Date: April 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Muhammad Ali…
Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations. Date: September 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Ella T. Grasso Becomes First Elected Female Governor, January 8, 1975Venera 9 Lands…