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Fall of Saigon (1975)
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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.
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- Vietnam War (chapter 7 of Cold War)
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- The Cold War, 1945–1991
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