The New York Times's Malcolm Browne described how prior to this event, boatloads of people headed south from the Central Highlands after several died when their "entrepreneurial" compatriots refused to sell water for less than $1 a glass.
The New York Times's Malcolm Browne described how prior to this event, boatloads of people headed south from the Central Highlands after several died when their "entrepreneurial" compatriots refused to sell water for less than $1 a glass. Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" was the signal to go to places such as the airport and the (*) Defense Attaché Office to prepare for Operation Frequent Wind. President Thieu denounced the United States after the Xuan Loc defenses were overrun in this event. Helicopters were pushed off the side of aircraft carriers to speed up the evacuation of 7000 people from the location of this event, which was being seized by the Vietnam People's Army. For 10 points, name this 30 April 1975 event commemorated by a Vietnamese holiday called Reunification Day.
The New York Times's Malcolm Browne described how prior to this event, boatloads of people headed south from the Central Highlands after several died when their "entrepreneurial" compatriots refused to sell water for less than $1 a glass.
Fall of Saigon [or Liberation of Saigon; or Black April; or Operation Frequent Wind until mention; or Evacuation of Saigon until "evacuation"; accept equivalents given in Vietnamese since those are right, but we're too lazy to write them down here sorry]