On This Day, April 30: Vietnam War comes to end

Almost 20 years of bloody war in Vietnam culminated on April 30, 1975, when Vietcong communist forces entered Saigon, capital of South Vietnam, and ratified their victory over the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and US troops.The nation reported that U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Gerald Ford's government would ask Congress for funds to serve 70,000 refugees in the Indochina region, which was also the scene of wars in Cambodia and …

Iowa Marine recalls his service in Vietnam the day the war ended - Radio Iowa

An Iowa native and former U.S. Marine is marking the end of the Vietnam War 50 years ago today, as nearly 7,000 people were evacuated from the South Vietnam capital, Saigon, as North Vietnamese troops stormed in. John Morgan was a 26-year-old officer and pilot, flying people out of Vietnam by helicopter that day. Morgan […]

On the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s victory over U.S. imperialism

50 years ago, on April 30, the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon were broken by a tank—a tank driven by a fighter for a unifie...

On the day that marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Saigon and the reunification of the country, the experience of the Scalabrinian missionaries who are next to the families who come from rural areas to the big city.

April 30, Vietnam War ends

Today is Wednesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2025. There are 245 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. Also on this date: In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall in New York as the first president of the United States. In 1803, the United States completed its purchase of the 828,000 square mile (2,140,000 s…

They show the same places today and during the war, ended on April 30, 1975