Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Construction Begins March 27, 1975

Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls. Date: April 21, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh. Date: April 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York. Date: February 13, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Gerald Ford Creates Strategic Petroleum Reserve December 22, 1975Haicheng…

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…

Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default. 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 1975Spain’s Last Capital Punishment…

At Brampton Centennial Secondary School, student Michael Slobodian kills two people and injures 13 others before committing suicide. 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 1975Turkish Airlines Flight 345 Crashes in Sea…