![]() Sony introduces Betamax videotapes and Matsushita / JVC introduce VHS.ĭuring May of 1975, electronics manufacturer Sony released their Betamax video cassette recording system for sale in Japan. The US Carries out Vietnam "Operation Babylift" bringing Vietnamese orphans to the US The United States’ involvement in the war ended on the last day in April of 1975 after about twenty years as the last American military members escaped in helicopters taking off from the U.S. After realizing that it would be impossible to defend the South against North Vietnam, the South Vietnamese president resigned and South Vietnam surrendered unconditionally to the North. During the previous month the North Vietnamese Army began an aggressive campaign against South Vietnam and by the end of April, North Vietnam took Saigon. The War in Vietnam comes to an end at the end of April in 1975 as a series of events leads to the fall of Saigon. More Information for the end of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War ends as Communist forces take Saigon and South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally. By the end of the next month South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam, ending the state of war between the two that had existed since 1955. Ban Me Thuot quickly fell and it became clear that South Vietnam would have difficulty defending itself against the North in further attacks. On March 4th, North Vietnam launched its offensive against the city despite a cease fire having been agreed upon two years earlier. North Vietnam began enacting a campaign to take the city of Ban Me Thuot earlier in the year in an effort to destabilize South Vietnam. The battle of Ban Me Thuot between South Vietnam and North Vietnam ends on March 10th of 1975. ![]() More Information for the Battle of Ban Me Thuot. The Battle of Ban Me Thuot takes place during the Vietnam War, as North Vietnam begins its final push to end the war and capture the South. In 1979 the Conservative party regained their majority and Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She won the title after successfully challenging the leadership of former Prime Minister Edward Heath, making her the first woman in that role. On February 11th of 1975 Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the opposition for the Conservative party of which she had been a member and represented the party in parliament since 1959. The British Conservative Party chooses it's first women leader, Margaret Thatcher. Oil Prices around the world spike up Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the opposition for the Conservative party in the UK First disposable Razor, Jimmy Hoffa ex teamsters boss disappears, Suez Canal reopens, Dutch elm disease decimates Elm Trees in UK,Īfter OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. This is also the year the Vietnam war finally ends. The First of the new hobby computers are starting to appear including Altair 8800 and the battle for Video recorder standards of VHS and Betamax starts. Meanwhile one of the true success stories of modern times when Bill Gates and Paul Allen create the company Microsoft. >What happened in 1975 Major News Stories include Suez Canal reopens, Vietnam War ends, Unemployment Rate in the US reaches 9.2%, Britains inflation rate 25%, Cod War,ġ975 In the UK inflation continues to spiral out of control reaching 24.2% the price of Petrol increased by nearly 70% in one year, but the US sees a start back down with US inflation going down to 9.2%, both governments use interest rates as a way of trying to control inflation with the US Federal Reserve at 7.25% and The Bank of England at 11.25%. More Detailed Information on each Event and those not included can be found below What Happened in 1975 Important News and Events, Key Technology and Popular Culture ![]()
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