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niyad

(133,582 posts) Wed Apr 29, 2026, 10:51 PM Wednesday

Today in history. Just two: 29 April, 1975 Saigon. 29 April 1992. Rodney King riots.

Images that still haunt me.The embassy in Saigon. The streets off the City of Angels. I knnow that many other things have happened on this day, but these two always haunt this day for me. And here we are, again?? Still?? When will we, as a country, ever learn?

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Today in history. Just two: 29 April, 1975 Saigon. 29 April 1992. Rodney King riots. (Original Post) niyad Wednesday OP

Who can forget the lines of people trying to evacuate from Saigon, and who can LoisB Thursday #1

LoisB

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1. Who can forget the lines of people trying to evacuate from Saigon, and who can