September 5, 1977★★★★★
Launch of Voyager 1
NASA launches Voyager 1 to study Jupiter and Saturn; it later becomes the first human-made object to reach interstellar space.
ExplorationScience· United States
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Events this year
September 20, 1977★★★★★
Vietnam joins the United Nations
Vietnam becomes the 149th member state of the United Nations.
Politics· Vietnam
Ongoing
c. 1975 – c. 1995★★★★★
Vietnamese boat people
Hundreds of thousands of people flee Vietnam by sea after 1975; many die at sea and others are resettled, mostly in Western countries.
Politics· Vietnam, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand
April 13, 1975 – 1990★★★★★
Lebanese Civil War
A multi-sided civil war devastates Lebanon for fifteen years, with intervention by Syria, Israel and other foreign forces.
War· Lebanon
April 17, 1975 – January 7, 1979★★★★★
Khmer Rouge take Phnom Penh; Cambodian genocide begins
The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh and forcibly empty the cities; Pol Pot's regime causes the deaths of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people.
RevolutionPolitics· Cambodia
June 25, 1975 – March 21, 1977★★★★★
The Emergency in India
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a national emergency, suspending elections and civil liberties until 1977.
Politics· India