North Vietnamese rockets hit Saigon for first time since 1973 ceasefire 40 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1975)

1970s, Cold War, Vietnam War


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(Sunday, April 27, 1975, 4:00 a.m. ICT; during the 1975 Spring Offensive of the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — Five rockets dropped into a densely populated Saigon slum today, leaving 5,000 homeless. Now, fears of a blood bath increase.