Date: March 10, 1975
Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft. Date:…
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…
WGPR becomes the first black-owned-and-operated television station in the US. Date: September 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Leonard Matlovich Appears on Time Cover as Gay Airman, September 8, 1975Sony Launches Betamax, First…
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 →…
The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica). Date: September 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Voyageurs National Park Established…
Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets. Date: July 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15…