Watergate Cover-Up Conviction
Is convicted in the Watergate cover-up trial of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and perjury.
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1975 in United States of America
Explore 114 historical events and records for United States of America in 1975.
Historical records for United States of America in 1975
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January
Watergate Cover-Up Trial
Is acquitted while other defendants in the Watergate cover-up trial are convicted.
Watergate Seven
Acquitted of all charges.
Blood on the Tracks
Releases Blood on the Tracks.
Tangled Up in Blue
Releases Tangled Up in Blue on Blood on the Tracks.
Biological Weapons Convention Ratification Signed
Signs the United States instrument of ratification for the Biological Weapons Convention.
Geneva Protocol Ratification Instruments Signed
Signs the United States instrument of ratification for the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The CIA was worried about the prosecution of Clay Shaw - CIA Director Helms assistant Victor Marchetti revealed in the 1975 that Helms held meetings where he would ask "are we giving them all the help we can?"
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The CIA was worried about the prosecution of Clay Shaw - CIA Director Helms assistant Victor Marchetti revealed in the 1975 that Helms held meetings where he would ask "are we giving them all the help we can?"
February
Watergate Sentence
Receives a prison sentence of two and a half to eight years following his Watergate cover-up conviction; the sentence is later reduced on appeal.
March
Young Americans
Works on Young Americans as Bowie explores soul and funk with American musicians.
Mariner 10 Imaging
Mariner 10 obtains some of its highest-resolution Mercury images during the mission's third and closest flyby.
Mercury Magnetosphere
Magnetic measurements from Mariner 10's final close encounter confirm Mercury's internally generated field and magnetospheric structure.
Mariner 10 Mission End
Ground controllers turn off Mariner 10's transmitter after the spacecraft exhausts its attitude-control gas following three Mercury encounters.
Biological Weapons Convention Enters Force
The Biological Weapons Convention enters into force, banning development, production and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons.
Dick Gregory Evidence Submission
Dick Gregory and associates submitted photographic material to the Rockefeller Commission alleging that Hunt and Sturgis resembled men detained in Dallas.
Rockefeller Inquiry into Dallas Allegation
The Rockefeller Commission investigated claims that Sturgis and E. Howard Hunt had been present near the Kennedy assassination scene.
April
Sturgis Rockefeller Interview
Sturgis was interviewed during the Rockefeller Commission's examination of allegations connecting him with the Kennedy assassination.
Vietnam Aid Appeal
Asks Congress for emergency aid for South Vietnam
Invasion of Kampuchea
The American Ambassador & his staff are evacuated by helicopter from Phnom Penh
Invasion of Vietnam
Speaking in New Orleans says that the war is "finished"
Watergate
Hunt eventually spent 33 months in prison at the low-security Federal Prison Camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on a conspiracy charge, arriving there on April 25, 1975
Watergate
Hunt eventually spent 33 months in prison at the low-security Federal Prison Camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on a conspiracy charge, arriving there on April 25, 1975.
Watergate
Hunt eventually spent 33 months in prison at the low-security Federal Prison Camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on a conspiracy charge, arriving there on April 25, 1975.
Watergate Imprisonment
Arrives at the federal prison camp at Eglin Air Force Base to serve imprisonment arising from his Watergate conspiracy conviction.
Death of Charles McMahon
Killed in a rocket attack at Tan Son Nhut during the final evacuation period
Death of Darwin Judge
Killed in a rocket attack at Tan Son Nhut during the final evacuation period
Saigon Evacuation
Oversees the final US embassy evacuation from Saigon
US Involvement
Faces the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War
Rockefeller Photographic Comparison
The Rockefeller Commission examined photographic comparisons used to claim that Sturgis was one of the three men detained near Dealey Plaza.
June
1st Olympic Medal
Spains Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets
Thank God Im a Country Boy
"Thank God Im a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1
One of These Nights
Sings on One of These Nights, the album that turns Eagles into international stars.
New York Daily News Interview
In a June 20, 1975, newspaper interview, Sturgis described himself as a spy, a claim that attracted additional attention to his intelligence associations.
Marriage
Cher divorces Sonny Bono
Marriage
Cher divorces Sonny Bono
Rockefeller Assassination Rebuttal
The Rockefeller Commission found no credible evidence supporting allegations that the CIA, E. Howard Hunt, or Frank Sturgis participated in President Kennedy's assassination.
Rockefeller CIA Employment Finding
The Rockefeller Commission reported that Sturgis was not a CIA employee or agent in 1963 or at any other time.
July
Apollo-Soyuz Launch
Serves as command module pilot on Apollo-Soyuz.
Apollo-Soyuz Launch
Finally reaches orbit as docking module pilot on Apollo-Soyuz.
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