Sony Launches Betamax, First Videocassette Recorder Format, June 7, 1975

A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188. Date: August 3, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Watergate Scandal: Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman Sentenced to Prison -…

Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end. This happens after the Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Date: April 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29…

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) More events from…

An RAF Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing, killing five crew members and one person on the ground. Date: October 14, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Indonesian troops kill the Balibo Five, a group of Australian journalists, in Portuguese Timor. 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 1975Haicheng Earthquake Hits Liaoning, China February 4, 1975Patriotic Union of Kurdistan…

Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States. Date: May 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975General Cao Văn Viên Leaves South Vietnam as…