Your Year in Headlines 1975 Evening Standard Edition

THE HELICOPTERS are lifting off the roof of the US Embassy, Saigon is in chaos. Families cling to whatever they can carry. I can barely keep track of the unfolding scene. The last Americans are evacuating. After years of conflict, it is finally over. North Vietnamese tanks roll into the city — the Republic of Vietnam has fallen. The war that dominated a generation has come to an end. History has turned its page.

Follow the story of 1975 through a book of authentic Evening Standard articles, curated from original reports of the time. This edition captures a year shaped by inflation, innovation, and shifting global power — exactly as it was reported at the time.

Featuring:

– Britain votes to remain in the European Economic Community, while strikes grip public services and inflation soars above 20%
– The end of the Vietnam War and the evacuation from Saigon
– Astronauts from the US and USSR shake hands in orbit
– Concorde’s maiden flight and the arrival of early computers in the workplace
– Cultural milestones including Ali’s victory in the ‘Thrilla in Manila’, the West Indies winning the first Cricket World Cup, Queen topping the charts with Bohemian Rhapsody, the airing of Fawlty Towers, and the rise of punk

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Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.

Cover: Hardback

Size: Tabloid (29.8 cm x 36.4 cm)

Pages: 160+

Paper source: Our books use responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers.