1975
North
America
Canada
American
shows begin to be shot in Vancouver, due to favourable (financial)
conditions (compared to California). One of these is The
Bionic Woman.
Earlier in the year, the British Columbian Parliament passes
legislation to give financial incentives for film and television
production in Vancouver.
United
States
The Integration following the War of the Seaboard completes, with New
Hampshire and Vermont gaining Statehood. Repairs to war damaged
infrastructure is mostly complete, and economic recovery is
proceeding on course with projections.
Congress disbands the House Un-American Activities Committee.
President Spiro Agnew refuses to cooperate with Congress (following
the previous year's Midterms) unless it is dissolved.
Apple releases it's first Personal Computer, the Apple Ia. It quickly
sells out in most States.
The Civil Rights Movement receives a massive blow when Martin Luther
King Jr. is assassinated by a former member of the KKK. (To this day
many agree that the Klan is responsible, but disavow their agent.)
The release of Jaws brings about the term 'Blockbuster'. (The
next such film would be Star Wars in two years time.)
Also popular this year, at least two documentaries on Kodiak Bears...
(albeit, not anywhere near as popular as Jaws.)
Mexico
Sonora joins Mexico as a state early in the year.
Central
America
Civil unrest continues to plague the Central American Federation.
Smuggling of weapons continues despite the government attempting to
crack down...
In Panama, the percentage of native speakers of Darien Norse drops
below 0.5 percent.
The high level of immigration from the Central American Federation to Panama tapers off...
South
America
Guyana gains independence from Canada after a referendum.
With the facilities in Brasilia completed, Brazil's capital
officially moves there from Rio de Janeiro.
Colombia leaves the Commonwealth after years of drifting away from
the United Kingdom's influence.
Europe
In the United Kingdom, the Principality of Wessex, which makes up
most of south western England, is abolished, with it's
'non-representative' Parliament having been abolished some years
earlier. There are some protests in Winchester (and Salisbury, and
other cities), but at this stage it's a fais accompli. (Some
re-alignment of county boundaries occurs at the same time, to reflect
the realities of urban sprawl.)
The BBC cancels the once popular The Kings of the Island, a
fantasy series based on Celtic mythology.
The Channel Tunnel, between Dover and Calais, opens after decades of
troubled construction attempts.
Of
course, these only distract from the continuing quagmire of the
Troubles. But at least there are no longer Unionist attacks occurring
in Galway (or in other parts of the Connacht region)...
After many negotiations and treaty signings, the European Economic
Community (EEC) becomes the European Union. Included in this
transformation is the institution of a common currency, the Euro
replacing the Frank, Deutschemark, Gilder, Lira, etc.
The United Kingdom opts out of these latter changes, keeping the
recently decimalised Pound, amongst other things.
The Faroe Islands opt out of the European Union.
In Yugoslavia, especially in the south, unrest grows...
Africa
The war in the Congo grinds on. It will be later revealed that
atrocities were committed by some French troops sometime this year.
(However, there also reports of South Africa based PMCs being
involved...)
Asia
The Pakistani War continues, but various American generals argue
about strategies to break the stalemate...
Ratcheting up the tension, India tests it's first Hydrogen Bomb...
The message is clear. India is a nuclear power and doesn't tolerate
what is going on in it's neighbour to the west...
The Yemeni rebellion against South Hejaz gains more land...
Oceania
Australia
In southern Tasmania, Maori-Palawa continues to die out.
Space
Soyuz
19,
Russia's second attempt at launching a Lunar mission fails, when the
third stage fails. The cosmonauts have to rendezvous with Salyut 3
before returning to Earth.
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