Tag: Vietnam War

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7th April 1954: President Eisenhower first described the ‘domino theory’ of the spread of communism during a news conference

7th April 2024
Tagged as: America, Cold War, Communism, Eisenhower, United States, USA, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Eisenhower likened the spread of communism in Southeast Asia to a row of dominoes quickly collapsing after the first one falls.

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13th November 1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial formally dedicated in Washington, D.C.

13th November 2023
Tagged as: America, Memorial, United States, USA, Veteran, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Washington, Washington DC

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was designed by a 21-year-old architecture student, Maya Lin, following a national competition. Her minimalist design featured two black granite walls set into the ground, forming a V-shape.

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29th April 1975: Operation Frequent Wind evacuates over 1,000 American civilians and 6,000 Vietnamese from Saigon using helicopters

29th April 2023
Tagged as: America, Evacuation, Operation Frequent Wind, Saigon, United States, USA, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vietnamese War

The largest ever helicopter evacuation lasted for 19 hours and involved 81 helicopters shuttling the evacuees to US Navy ships moored in the South China Sea.

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