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Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam
American forces completed a helicopter evacuation of U
The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial water
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its m
Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, one of the first laws in the United States
The Troubles: In a botched paramilitary attack, three members of the popular Miami Showband and two Ulster Volunteer…
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
Squeaky Fromme (pictured), a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in…
Two members of ETA political-military and three members of the Revolutionary Antifascist Patriotic Front, sentenced to…
The Boeing AH-64 Apache (example pictured), the primary attack helicopter for a number of countries, made its first…
The prototype of the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-31, one of the fastest combat jets in the world, made its maiden flight.
Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford, but failed due to unfamiliarity with her weapon.
Argentine president Juan Perón expelled Montoneros from a demonstration in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, forcing th
The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a series of car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland, killing 34 peo
India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the fi
In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known
The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the…
The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the…
On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first…