2516 events
Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nic
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people
Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committe
Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U
The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed
Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhang
Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U
Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, C
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh
In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U
The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent t
Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers
The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President
The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President