Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon
Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon
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Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon
Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon
Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States
Governor of California Jerry Brown signs the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act into law, the first law in the
Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime
Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime
Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape
Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings agai
Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli
The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car
Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall
Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming th
Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine
A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservat