NEWS FROM 1975
On January 5th, "The Wiz," a musical version of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" featuring an all-black cast, opened on Broadway.
On July 5th, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors.
On July 30th, Former Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit -- although presumed dead, his remains have never been found.
On September 5th, President Ford escaped an attempt on his life by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, California. In November, a federal jury in Sacramento, California found Fromme guilty of trying to assassinate President Ford. (Fromme is serving a life prison sentence.)
On September 18th, Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
On October 1, In a match marketed as the 'Thrilla in Manila' Muhammad Ali knocked out Joe Frazier and retained the World Heavyweight title.
On November 10th, The ore-hauling ship "Edmund Fitzgerald" and its crew of 29 vanished during a storm in Lake Superior.
Also this year, Microsoft is in business in Seattle, Washington. The computer software company is founded by Paul Allen, age 22, and Harvard dropout Bill Gates, age 19.
Celebrities born in 1975: Drew Barrymore, Dante Basco, David Beckham, Big Boi, Sara Gilbert, Lauryn Hill, Enrique Iglesias, Natalie Imbruglia, India.Arie, Allen Iverson, Angelina Jolie, Marion Jones, Milla Jovovich, Staci Keanan, Brian Littrell, Tobey Maguire, Kellie Martin, Heather O'Rourke, Tara Reid, Alex Rodriguez, Niki Taylor, Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet, Tiger Woods
1975 GOVERNMENT
President: Gerald R Ford
Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller
1975 PRICES
House: $51,865
Car: $3,800
Gallon Milk: $1.40
Gallon Gas: $.57
Loaf Bread: $.28
1st Class Stamp: $.10
1975 WINNERS
Super Bowl: Pittsburgh
World Series: Cincinnati
NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors
1975 'TIME'
MAN OF THE YEAR
America's Women
1975 TOP TV
All In The Family
Rich Man, Poor Man
Laverne And Shirley
Maude
The Bionic Woman
1975 TV PREMIERS
Baretta
Barney Miller
The Invisible Man
The Jeffersons
Matt Helm
Medical Story
One Day At A Time
Phyllis
S.W.A.T.
Saturday Night Live
Space: 1999
Starsky And Hutch
The Swiss Family Robinson
Switch
Welcome Back, Kotter
Home Box Office (HBO) debuts
1975 TOP MOVIES
Jaws
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Shampoo
Dog Day Afternoon
Nashville
Hester Street
The Hindenburg
The Day of the Locust
Tommy
Janis
1975 MUSIC
LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER, Captain & Tennille
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM, Elton John
RHINESTONE COWBOY, Glen Campbell
MY EYES ADORED YOU, Frankie Valli
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT, KC & The Sunshine Band
SHINING STAR, Earth, Wind & Fire
FAME, David Bowie
LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN, Neil Sedaka
ONE OF THESE NIGHTS, Eagles
THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY, John Denver
