Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh. Date: April 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands. Date: April 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end. This happens after the Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Date: April 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29…
General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory. Date: April 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls. Date: April 21, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. Date: April 19, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
India's first satellite Aryabhata launched in orbit from Kapustin Yar, Russia. Date: April 19, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender. Date: April 17, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Beirut bus massacre: A confrontation between Phalangist paramilitaries and PLO militia marks the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War. Date: April 13, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. Date: April 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)