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1997 1st U.S. ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam
1991 "Miss Saigon," opens at Broadway Theater New York City 1989 Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London 1975 Last U.S. helicopter leaves U.S. embassy grounds, Saigon surrenders 1975 USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155 1971 Kim Maher, Saigon Vietnam, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Ke Huy Quan, Saigon Vietnam, actor, Sam-Together We Stand 1969 Angela Melini, born in Saigon, Vietnam, playmate, Jun, 1992 1968 Famous photo: Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to head 1968 Vietcong launch Tet-offensive on U.S. embassy in Saigon 1965 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) 1964 Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon 1964 Thanh Nguyen, born in Saigon, Vietnam, 141 lbs U.S. weightlifter 1996 Olympics 1963 Quang Duc, Buddhist monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon 1963 Phung Vuong, born in Saigon, Vietnam, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1962 Dustin Nguyen, born in Saigon, Vietnam, actor, Harry-21 Jump Street 1962 2 U.S. Army officers killed in Saigon 1951 Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut, STS-50 1947 Jonathan Pryce, North Wales, stage actor, Miss Saigon |
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