March 1975 - March 5, 1975 (Wednesday)

March 5, 1975 (Wednesday)

• The Homebrew Computer Club, originally a gathering of computer hobbyists, held its very first meeting, at the garage of Gordon French in Menlo Park, California. One of the people in attendance, 24-year old Steve Wozniak, couldn't afford the Intel 8080, and began searching for a cheaper 8-bit substitute. After finding the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, Wozniak worked at trying to modify the to hook to a standard keyboard and to connect to an ordinary television. Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ronald Wayne would join to form Apple, Inc..
• David Owen Brooks, who assisted Dean Arnold Corll and Elmer Wayne Henley in the serial killings of 28 young men and boys in Texas, was sentenced to life in prison for strangling of 15 year old Billy Ray Lawrence, one of 27 murders committed in the summer of 1973 of which he had been accused.
• Savoy Hotel Attack: The Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv was seized by eight Al-Fatah commandos after they rowed ashore to Israel from the Mediterranean Sea. Thirteen persons were taken hostage in the early morning. The Israeli counter-terrorism unit Sayeret Matkal stormed the hotel later in the day, killing seven of the eight guerillas. Eight hostages and three of the Israeli soldiers died in the operation.
• Born: Jolene Blalock, American actress, best known as T'Pol on the series Star Trek: Enterprise; in San Diego; and Niki Taylor, American model, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida