He believed, like Dwight D. Eisenhower, that South Vietnam was in danger of becoming the first domino to fall. “You knock over the first one,” Eisenhower had predicted, “what will happen to ...

As North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the fall of the southern capital city on April 30, 1975, effectively marked the end of the Vietnam War. The evacuation of South Vietnamese allies and ...

The fall of the city marked the end of the South Vietnamese government and decades of conflict. In the days leading up to the city's fall, tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians ...

Experts reflect on the symbolism of Saigon’s fall, its strategic legacy, U.S.–Vietnam reconciliation, and parallels with Afghanistan—highlighting the enduring lessons of humility ...

On April 30, Vietnamese Americans in Southern California will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Saigon’s fall to North Vietnamese forces – Black April as the refugees who fled call it today.

Wednesday marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon, a pivotal moment in history that signaled the end of the Vietnam War. Many refugees fled the chaos, and some of them settled in the Delaware Valley.

Participants march during a parade marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30, 2025. [Nhac Nguyen/AFP] Al Jazeera’s Tony ...

The fall of Saigon ended the war and marked the reunification of North and South with Hanoi as the new capital of post-war Vietnam. But many of those who worked under the US-aligned government of ...

“I was just clearing the runway for him … that’s all you can do.” The fall of Saigon brought the final curtain down on a grinding conflict that unleashed devastation across the ...

New video of Pirates fan Kavan Markwood's fall shows what led to the tragic accident at Pittsburgh's PNC Park during a game last week. The video, taken from behind Markwood, shows him sitting in ...

Vietnamese soldiers march in a parade marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam ...