Person report

★04 Apr 1975
Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 153.

★23 Apr 1976
The Ramones release its debut album, which becomes highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.

★11 Mar 1978
After hijacking a bus north of Tel Aviv, members of Palestine Liberation Organization faction Fatah engaged in a shootout with the Israel Police, resulting in the deaths of 38 civilians and most of the perpetrators.

★10 Dec 1979
The Kuomintang dictatorship of Taiwan arrested a large number of opposition leaders who had organized pro-democracy demonstrations, an incident credited with ending the KMT's rule in 2000.

★05 Nov 1983
Five workers on the Byford Dolphin semi-submersible oil rig were killed in an explosive decompression while drilling in the Frigg gas field in the North Sea.

★30 Jun 1985
Ryan White, a poster child for HIV/AIDS in the U.S., was denied re-admittance to his school, having developed it due to his treatments for hemophilia.

★22 Aug 1985
A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation and bringing about changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective.

★04 May 1988
A fire at an industrial plant in Henderson, Nevada, U.S., caused tons of Space Shuttle fuel to explode, resulting in two deaths, 372 injuries, and $100 million in damage.

★06 Oct 1989
About 200 members of the San Francisco Police Department instigated a police riot in the Castro following a peaceful protest held by ACT UP.

★22 Jul 1991
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in his apartment.

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