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The capture of Saigon – the capital of America's ally South Vietnam – by communist North Vietnamese forces on 30 April 1975, ...
The fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, marked the conclusion of two decades of war in Vietnam, ending with the capture of South Vietnam’s capital by communist forces. This pivotal event heralded a ...
"Turning Point: The Vietnam War" premiered on Netflix on April 30, timed to the 50th anniversary of when the communist North ...
Tri Tang and Dave Hoang of the Vietnamese Community of Minnesota sit down with WCCO’s Pauleen Le to discuss her documentary “Vietnam 50 Years Later: Reflections on a War that Changed Minnesota,” and ...
When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass ...
A reminder of the strength of collectivism, 50 years since the 50th anniversary of the re-unification of Vietnam ...
Engine failure kept the ship from moving as bombs exploded around Saigon. It finally left port early on April 30, 1975, the day the North Vietnamese captured the capital of South Vietnam, ending the ...
Despite fears that the fall of Saigon would prove Eisenhower right, setting off a wider tumble into communism, ultimately only Indochina – the three countries embroiled in the Second Indochina ...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — It's been 50 years since the fall of Saigon, the moment that ended the Vietnam War and sent shockwaves across the globe. For many in the Vietnamese American community ...
Jenkins spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the fall of Saigon and his memories from those final days covering the Vietnam War. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The fall of the city marked the end of the South Vietnamese government ...
Wednesday marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. Last November, Santa Clara County elected its first Vietnamese American and Asian woman supervisor. Betty Duong is the daughter of Vietnamese ...