Saigon Surrenders: The End of the Vietnam War
A North Vietnamese tank crashed through the gates of Saigon's Independence Palace as President Duong Van Minh surrendered unconditionally, ending the Vietnam War after thirty years of conflict. The fall of South Vietnam's capital unified the country under communist rule and forced a painful reckoning in the United States over the cost and purpose of the war.
April 30, 1975
51 years ago
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