November 10, 1975 (Monday): Added link and entries← Previous revisionRevision as of 17:51, 11 November 2026 Line 85: Line 85: *On the eve of [[Angola]]'s independence from Portugal, [[Angolan Civil War|the Marxist MPLA was able to defeat the FNLA]] in the fight for control of the capital, [[Luanda]], effectively making [[Agostinho Neto]] the first President of the new nation, rather than FNLA Commander [[Holden Roberto]].{{cite book |first=Vassili |last=Fouskas |title=Politics of Conflict: A Survey |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis US]] |year=2007 |page=46}} *On the eve of [[Angola]]'s independence from Portugal, [[Angolan Civil War|the Marxist MPLA was able to defeat the FNLA]] in the fight for control of the capital, [[Luanda]], effectively making [[Agostinho Neto]] the first President of the new nation, rather than FNLA Commander [[Holden Roberto]].{{cite book |first=Vassili |last=Fouskas |title=Politics of Conflict: A Survey |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis US]] |year=2007 |page=46}} *By a vote of 72–35 (with 32 abstentions), [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379]] was approved, equating [[Zionism]] with [[racism]].{{cite news |title=Zionism Tag OK'd Over US Protests |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |date=November 11, 1975 |page=1}} Sixteen years later, on December 16, 1991, the General Assembly would adopt another resolution revoking the 1975 measure, with 111 nations approving the recission.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Resolution 3379 |dictionary=The A to Z of the Arab-Israeli Conflict |first=P. R. |last=Kumaraswamy |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2009 |pages=222–223}} *By a vote of 72–35 (with 32 abstentions), [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379]] was approved, equating [[Zionism]] with [[racism]].{{cite news |title=Zionism Tag OK'd Over US Protests |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |date=November 11, 1975 |page=1}} Sixteen years later, on December 16, 1991, the General Assembly would adopt another resolution revoking the 1975 measure, with 111 nations approving the recission.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Resolution 3379 |dictionary=The A to Z of the Arab-Israeli Conflict |first=P. R. |last=Kumaraswamy |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2009 |pages=222–223}} *The freighter [[SS Edmund Fitzgerald|SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'']] sank at 7:20 pm during a storm in [[Whitefish Bay]] on [[Lake Superior]], taking the 29-member crew with it.{{cite news |title=SHIP FEARED LOST IN STORM |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |date=November 11, 1975 |page=1}} Singer [[Gordon Lightfoot]] would later write a ballad about the ship's demise.{{cite web |url=https://www.awesomemitten.com/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald/ |title=What You Need to Know About the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975 |author=Awesome Mitten Team |date=29 March 2022 |website=www.awesomemitten.com |publisher=Awesome Mitten |access-date=10 November 2022}} As a result of the disaster, many changes were made in safety and electronics for ships, making the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' the last major shipwreck on the Great Lakes. Each year on November 10, the [[Mariners' Church|Mariners Church of Detroit]] rings 30 bells, 29 for those lost on the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'', and one for all the other lives lost in the thousands of wrecks before her. *The freighter [[SS Edmund Fitzgerald|SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'']] sank at 7:20 pm during a storm in [[Whitefish Bay]] on [[Lake Superior]], taking the 29-member crew with it.{{cite news |title=SHIP FEARED LOST IN STORM |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |date=November 11, 1975 |page=1}} Singer [[Gordon Lightfoot]] would later write [[The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald|a ballad]] about the ship's demise.{{cite web |url=https://www.awesomemitten.com/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald/ |title=What You Need to Know About the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975 |author=Awesome Mitten Team |date=29 March 2022 |website=www.awesomemitten.com |publisher=Awesome Mitten |access-date=10 November 2022}} As a result of the disaster, many changes were made in safety and electronics for ships, making the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' the last major shipwreck on the Great Lakes. Each year on November 10, the [[Mariners' Church|Mariners Church of Detroit]] rings 30 bells, 29 for those lost on the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'', and one for all the other lives lost in the thousands of wrecks before her. *[[Lev Leshchenko]] revived "[[Den Pobedy]]" ("Victory Day"), one of the most popular World War II songs in the [[Soviet Union]], on a nationally televised concert performed live from the [[Kremlin Palace of Congresses]] in [[Moscow]].{{Cite web |url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/23506/39570/ |title=Лев Лещенко: 30 лет назад «День Победы» хотели «забраковать»|trans-title=Lev Leshchenko: 30 years ago, the song "Victory Day" was almost rejected |access-date=2023-03-16 |archive-date=2023-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316072815/https://www.kp.ru/daily/23506/39570/}}. In Russian *[[Lev Leshchenko]] revived "[[Den Pobedy]]" ("Victory Day"), one of the most popular World War II songs in the [[Soviet Union]], on a nationally televised concert performed live from the [[Kremlin Palace of Congresses]] in [[Moscow]].{{Cite web |url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/23506/39570/ |title=Лев Лещенко: 30 лет назад «День Победы» хотели «забраковать» |trans-title=Lev Leshchenko: 30 years ago, the song "Victory Day" was almost rejected |access-date=16 March 2023 |archive-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316072815/https://www.kp.ru/daily/23506/39570/ |language=ru}} *'''Died:''' **[[Manuel Aznar Zubigaray]], 81, Spanish diplomat and journalist{{cite news |date=November 11, 1975 |title=Manuel Aznar Zubigaray, Ex-Spanish Envoy to U.N. |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=AP |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/11/archives/manuel-aznar-zubigaray-exspanish-envoy-to-un.html |at=Page 34, column 3 |access-date=November 11, 2026}} **[[Wilder D. Baker]], 85, [[United States Navy]] [[Vice admiral (United States)|vice admiral]]{{cite news |date=November 11, 1975 |title=Adm. Wilder D. Baker, 85, Dies; Cited for Attack Against Japan |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=AP |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/11/archives/adm-wilder-d-baker-85-dies-cited-for-attack-against-japan.html |at=Page 34, columns 3-4 |access-date=November 11, 2026}} **[[William Hardcastle (broadcaster)|William Hardcastle]], 57, British broadcaster and journalist{{cite news |date=November 11, 1975 |title=William Hardcastle Is Dead; British Broadcaster, Editor |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/11/archives/william-hardcastle-is-dead-british-broadcaster-editor.html |at=Page 34, column 5 |access-date=November 11, 2026}} ==November 11, 1975 (Tuesday)== ==November 11, 1975 (Tuesday)==