Assassinated King
1975 was a really distressing time for the royal family since it was the year they experienced an assassination in the family. King Faisal was killed by his own nephew when the King came back from his American trip. Time magazine actually named the King as the “Man of the Year” not long before he was assassinated.
9/11 Involvement
While the U.S. was still recovering from the 9/11 tragedy, Saudi Arabia was also defending its non-involvement in the terrorist attacks. However, soon proof would surface that out of the 19 hijackers that carried out the attacks that Tuesday morning, 15 were from Saudi Arabia.