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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 March 2025. 1975 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 1975. For other uses, see 1975 (disambiguation). Clockwise from top-left: Viking 1 is launched; Apollo–Soyuz, the first crewed international space mission, is carried ...
October 21 – 1975 World Series: US baseball team the Boston Red Sox defeat the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 off Carlton Fisk's 12th-inning home run in one of the most famous World Series games ever played. [7] The following day, the series ends with Game 7 victory by the Reds, in a broadcast that breaks records for a televised sporting event.
On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, took over Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. From 1975 to 1979, the Khmer Rouge carried out the Cambodian genocide that killed nearly two million. On April 13, 1975, the Lebanese Civil War began. In 1978, Zia ul Haq came to power; In 1979, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was hanged in jail; Africa. Idi Amin
1975 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. ... a major-league record for the biggest score in a ... 1975 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship ...
1975 – The movie Jaws is released. It is a landmark in Steven Spielberg's movie career. 1975 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins. 1975 – The Vietnam War ends. 1975 – Fall of Saigon; 1975 – Bill Gates founds Microsoft, which will eventually dominate the home computer operating system market.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis The 1973–1975 recession or 1970s recession was a period of economic stagnation in much of the Western world (i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand) during the 1970s, putting an end to the overall post–World War II economic expansion.
The following events occurred in March 1975: . March 25, 1975: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia assassinated by nephew March 2, 1975: Shah of Iran abolishes all political parties except one March 16, 1975: Mariner 10 photographs planet Mercury March 2, 1975: Bokassa makes himself C.A.R. President-for-life
January 17, 1975: Deng Xiaoping returns to power January 15, 1975: Space Mountain roller coaster opens January 22, 1975: Landsat 2 launched into space January 2, 1975: The World Tourism Organization is established. The following events occurred in January 1975: