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Turning point · The Cold War, 1945–1991
The fall of Saigon
30 Apr 1975 — A T-54 crushes the palace gate; helicopters lift the last Americans off a rooftop. The domino falls — and stops. Vietnam is one country, at staggering cost.
This is one scene of Chapter 7 — Vietnam in The Cold War, 1945–1991.
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