27th of January 1973 – The Paris Peace Accords officially ended the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde was killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
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2nd of January 1963 - the Viet Cong won its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac. FULL VIDEO ON VIETNAM WAR HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=exVK... #onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #vitenamwar #vietnam #coldwar

December 13th 1974 – North Vietnam launched the Spring Offensive, which led to the collapse of South Vietnam FULL VIDEO ON VIETNAM WAR HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=exVK... #onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #vitenamwar #vietnam #coldwar #springoffensive #northvietnam

June 11th 1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=exVK... #onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #vitenamwar #vietnam #coldwar #saigon #buddhism #monk

April 28th 1970 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.
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