1975 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

1975
President Ford pardons Nixon and Robert E. Lee
President Ford appoints Nelson Rockefeller to investigate CIA domestic abuse
Lynnette “Squeeky” Fromme and Sara Jane Moore attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford within 17 days of each other
April 30-Fall of Saigon-Communist North Vietnam invades
Education for All/Handicapped Children Act passed allowing equal access to all for public schools
Wheel of Fortune premiers
The Godfather-Part II wins Best Picture, but Al Pacino doesn’t win Best Actor at the 1975 Academy Awards
Jaws released
October 11-First episode of Saturday Night Live
Rich Man, Poor Man miniseries airs
Mannix’s last episode after 8 seasons and 194 episodes
Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl
Oklahoma 11-1 wins 1975 NCAA Football Championship although Arizona State was 12-0
Archie Griffin repeats as Heisman Trophy winner
Jack Nicklaus is PGA Tour winner with $298,000 and winning 5 events
Foolish Pleasure wins Kentucky Derby, Master Derby wins Preakness and Avatar wins Belmont
Cincinnati Reds defeat Boston Red Sox in 1975 World Series
Fred Lynn and Chris Evert win the AP Athletes of the Year
Golden State Warriors defeat the Washington Bullets to win the NBA Championship
October 1-Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila with HBO satellite transmittion
Martina Navritalova and Chris Evert begin their tennis rivalry
UCLA defeats Kentucky for NCAA Basketball title; John Wooden retires as greatest NCAA Basketball coach in history with 664 wins, 80.4% winning percentage, 10 NCAA titles as a coach in 27 years at UCLA, and one as a player at Purdue in 1932 where he was an All-American
University of Michigan begins Women’s Gymnastics program
Bobby Fischer refuses to play Anatoly Karpov
Bill Gates founds Microsoft Corporation in Albuquerque
Jimmy Hoffa is reported missing
Aristotle Onassis dies
Gunsmoke has final episode

1-Mar-75	Grammy's	Paul McCartney with Wings (Band on the Run), Stevie Wonder (Livin for the City), Barbra Streisand (The Way We Were), Anne Murray, Aretha Franklin (Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing), Rufus (Tell Me Something Good), The Pointer Sisters and Olivia Newton-John (I Honestly Love You) are winners at the Grammy's
1-Apr-75	n/a	Jim Brown becomes a 3 time All-American for Michigan in wrestling
24-Apr-75	Crisler Arena	John Denver
30-Apr-75	n/a	Fall of Saigon; South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally
16-May-75	Cobo Hall	Kiss
31-Jul-75	Lake Orion	Jimmy Hoffa reported missing after luncheon meeting at the Macchus Red Fox in Bloomfield Hills
23-Aug-75	Pontiac Silverdome	Detroit Lions play their first game in the Silverdome beating the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-24
23-Sep-75	Hill Auditorium	Bruce Springsteen
1-Oct-75	Manila, Phillipines	Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila
11-Oct-75	n/a	Gilda Radner is one of the original cast of Saturday Night Live (Rosanne Rosannadanna); First episode of Saturday Night Live
26-Oct-75	Bowen Fieldhouse	The Beach Boys
5-Nov-75	Hill Auditorium	Bonny Raitt
18-Nov-75	Crisler Arena	The Mothers of Invention/Larry Coryell
6-Dec-75	Pontiac Silverdome	The Who (First Concert at the Pontiac Silverdome)
31-Dec-75	Pontiac Silverdome	Elvis Presley