21 events found for 1975
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing
Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union
South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam
Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam
American forces completed a helicopter evacuation of U
About 100,000 Armenians gathered during a lull in fighting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide
The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial water
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its m
Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, k
Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, one of the first laws in the United States
The inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup, the premier international championship of men's One Day International cr
Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U
Stanley Forman (pictured) took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve…
American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared after last being seen outside a restaurant near Detroit.
The Troubles: In a botched paramilitary attack, three members of the popular Miami Showband and two Ulster Volunteer…
A privately chartered Boeing 707 (aircraft involved pictured) struck a mountain peak and crashed near Agadir, Morocco,…
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in…
Bruce Springsteen released his commercial breakthrough album, Born to Run.