What Happened in 1975

"The Magic Flute" Is Released

The Magic Flute (Swedish: Trollflöjten) is Ingmar Bergman's 1975 highly acclaimed film version of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte. It was intended... Read more

Vladimir Putin Joins the KGB

Putin joined the KGB in 1975 upon graduation, and underwent a year's training at the 401st KGB school in Okhta, Leningrad. He then went on to work... Read more

Moria is Developed for the PLATO system

Moria is a dungeon crawl style computer role-playing game first developed for the PLATO system around 1975, with copyright dates listed as 1978 and... Read more

Porsche 930 is First Produce

The 930 (usually pronounced nine-thirty) was a sports car built by Porsche, 930 actually being the "type number" for the pre-964 generation 911... Read more

'Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!' is Published

No one book fosters a child's imagination than Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! In this delightful tome, Dr. Seuss implores children to think about... Read more

Ford Transcontinental is First Produced

The Ford Transcontinental was a heavy goods vehicle tractor and rigid unit manufactured between 1975 and 1983 by Ford in the Netherlands and... Read more

"Smile" Is Released

Smile is a 1975 film directed by American director Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay by Jerry Belson, about a beauty pageant in Santa Rosa,... Read more

Chrysler Centura is First Produced

The Chrysler Centura was a midsize car built by Chrysler Australia, based on Chrysler Europe's Chrysler 180. These cars were based on the French... Read more

Ford Granada is First Produced

The Ford Granada was a mid-size car built and marketed by Ford Motor Company in North America from 1975 to 1982, along with its sister models, the... Read more

Love releases Reel to Real

Reel to Real is the seventh album by the American rock band Love, released in 1975. The first Love album in four years and the final Love album... Read more

Mercedes-Benz 300D is First Produced

The first Mercedes-Benz 300D automobile (not to be confused with the 300d) was introduced in 1975 (U.S.) and started its life by placing the newly... Read more

Chrysler Cordoba is First Produced

The Chrysler Cordoba was an intermediate personal luxury coupe sold by Chrysler Corporation in North America from 1975 to 1983. It was the... Read more

Volvo 66 is First Produced

The Volvo 66 was a Swedish automobile. It sprang directly from the DAF 66, which was originally styled by Michelotti. The compact car was... Read more

Tasman Bridge Disaster

The Tasman Bridge disaster occurred on the evening of 5 January 1975, in Hobart, the capital city of Australia's island state of Tasmania, when a... Read more

Elvis Presley releases Promised Land

Promised Land is a 1975 album by Elvis Presley. It was recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records studios in Memphis. These were the last recording... Read more

Super Bowl IX - Steelers 16, Vikings 6

Super Bowl IX was an American football game played on January 12, 1975 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football... Read more

Blue Öyster Cult releases On Your Feet or on Your Knees

On Your Feet or on Your Knees was Blue Öyster Cult's first live album, released in early 1975. Each of the band's first three studio albums are... Read more

Alice Cooper releases Welcome to My Nightmare

Welcome to My Nightmare is a concept album by Alice Cooper, released in 1975. This was Alice Cooper's first solo album (all previous Alice Cooper... Read more

Dave Alexander Dies

David Michael Alexander (June 3, 1947 – February 10, 1975) was an American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk... Read more

Rush release Fly By Night

Fly by Night is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in February 1975. This was the first Rush album to feature... Read more

AC/DC release High Voltage

High Voltage is the debut studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in February 1975. Six of the album's eight songs were written... Read more

1975 Ben Yehuda Street bombing

On Friday, July 4, 1975, a refrigerator that had five kilograms of explosives packed into its sides exploded on Zion Square, a main square leading... Read more

Led Zeppelin releases Physical Graffiti

Physical Graffiti is the sixth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is a double album which was released on 24 February 1975. Recording... Read more

Moorgate Tube Crash

The Moorgate tube crash was a railway disaster on the London Underground, which occurred on Friday February 28th 1975 at 08.46 am. A southbound... Read more

Savoy Operation

On the night of 4 March 1975 at 11:00 PM, eight Palestinians in two teams landed by boat on the Tel Aviv beach. Shooting and throwing grenades,... Read more