35 Poignant Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1975

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 11/28/2024 in wow

1975 was a year full of international turmoil and cultural cornerstone moments.

While Elton John and Michael Jackson rocked the world, the United States chaotically pulled out of Vietnam, and Gerald Ford dealt with assassination attempts.

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1.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 1975.
2.
The original cast of SNL, 1975.
3.
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page guzzling a bottle of Jack Daniels before going on stage in Indianapolis, 1975.
4.
West Hollywood, California, 1975.
5.
The youth of Toronto, 1975.
6.
President Ford and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, Madrid, 1975.
7.
People leaving Suriname on November 23, 1975, two days before the country received its independence from the Dutch.
8.
Kmart opening day in Carbondale, IL, 1975.
9.
On April 29, 1975, people try to scale the 14-foot wall of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, to reach evacuation helicopters, as the last Americans depart from Vietnam.
10.
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro on the set of "Taxi Driver."
11.
Chinese dictator Mao Zedong meeting with future US president George H.W. Bush in 1975. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger can be seen in the background.
12.
Chi Chi Rodriguez and his cool caddie John Lynch at the 1975 masters.
13.
Ron Howard's wedding to his wife Cheryl in 1975, with Henry Winkler.
14.
Tokyo Subway Pusher, 1975.
15.
The funeral of the former President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-Shek in Taipei, April 16th, 1975.
16.
Halloween party, 1975.
17.
ABBA performing "Waterloo" at the 1975 Momarkedet Festival in Norway, a year after winning Eurovision with the song.
18.
East Harlem, 1975. The game continues on.
19.
A 17-year-old Prince at the beginning of his career, 1975.
20.
Staff at a Burger Chef circa 1975.
21.
An International Women's Day March in New York, 1975, the year in which the UN began celebrating the holiday.
22.
Robbie Robertson of The Band, 1975.
23.
Two homeless men squat in the shadow of the recently completed World Trade Center in 1975.
24.
San Francisco's Lombard Street in 1975.
25.
Frank Zappa and his mom in London 1975.
26.
Iranian men in 1975.
27.
A 17-year-old Madonna fighting for Elvis’s autograph, 1975.
28.
Tasmanian bridge disaster. Tasmania, Australia. 1975.
29.
Cher, 1975.
30.
Single mom Irmelin Indenbirken, and Leo DiCaprio, pose for a portrait in their home, Los Angeles, California, 1975.
31.
“My sister and her '66 GTO around 1975. Notice the beer can hanging from the mirror,”
32.
1975 high school photo.
33.
An American office worker, 1975.
34.
A slice of life in a heat wave in Toxteth, Liverpool. 1975.
35.
Emperor Hirohito visits Disneyland, 1975.

1.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 1975.
2.
The original cast of SNL, 1975.
3.
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page guzzling a bottle of Jack Daniels before going on stage in Indianapolis, 1975.
4.
West Hollywood, California, 1975.
5.
The youth of Toronto, 1975.
6.
President Ford and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, Madrid, 1975.
7.
People leaving Suriname on November 23, 1975, two days before the country received its independence from the Dutch.
8.
Kmart opening day in Carbondale, IL, 1975.
9.
On April 29, 1975, people try to scale the 14-foot wall of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, to reach evacuation helicopters, as the last Americans depart from Vietnam.
10.
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro on the set of "Taxi Driver."
11.
Chinese dictator Mao Zedong meeting with future US president George H.W. Bush in 1975. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger can be seen in the background.
12.
Chi Chi Rodriguez and his cool caddie John Lynch at the 1975 masters.
13.
Ron Howard's wedding to his wife Cheryl in 1975, with Henry Winkler.
14.
Tokyo Subway Pusher, 1975.
15.
The funeral of the former President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-Shek in Taipei, April 16th, 1975.
16.
Halloween party, 1975.
17.
ABBA performing "Waterloo" at the 1975 Momarkedet Festival in Norway, a year after winning Eurovision with the song.
18.
East Harlem, 1975. The game continues on.
19.
A 17-year-old Prince at the beginning of his career, 1975.
20.
Staff at a Burger Chef circa 1975.
21.
An International Women's Day March in New York, 1975, the year in which the UN began celebrating the holiday.
22.
Robbie Robertson of The Band, 1975.
23.
Two homeless men squat in the shadow of the recently completed World Trade Center in 1975.
24.
San Francisco's Lombard Street in 1975.
25.
Frank Zappa and his mom in London 1975.
26.
Iranian men in 1975.
27.
A 17-year-old Madonna fighting for Elvis’s autograph, 1975.
28.
Tasmanian bridge disaster. Tasmania, Australia. 1975.
29.
Cher, 1975.
30.
Single mom Irmelin Indenbirken, and Leo DiCaprio, pose for a portrait in their home, Los Angeles, California, 1975.
31.
“My sister and her '66 GTO around 1975. Notice the beer can hanging from the mirror,”
32.
1975 high school photo.
33.
An American office worker, 1975.
34.
A slice of life in a heat wave in Toxteth, Liverpool. 1975.
35.
Emperor Hirohito visits Disneyland, 1975.