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December 29, 1975

On December 29, 1975, a bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring more than 75. The year's #1 song was "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille. John Butler, Magdalena Maleeva, Lou Bega would arrive in the same year.

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1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1975th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 975th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1970s decade.

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On December 29, 1975

  1. 1975 A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring more than 75.

    Terrorist attack in New York City

    On December 29, 1975, a bomb detonated near the Trans World Airlines (TWA) baggage reclaim terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, United States, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others. Investigators theorized that it might have been committed by anti-Yugoslavia Croatians or agents of the Yugoslavian government intending to discredit the opposition, but the crime remains unsolved. C.

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John Butler 1975– American-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
Magdalena Maleeva 1975– Bulgarian tennis player
Lou Bega 1975– German singer
Lita 1975– American wrestler
Luciano Almeida 1975– Brazilian footballer
Heidi Alexander 1975– English politician

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