South Vietnam premier Tran Thien Khiem resigned, and was replaced by Nguyễn Bá Cẩn.
As odd as it may sound, given the situation, Nguyễn Bá Cẩn came in as a reform politician, part of an effort to radically restructure the South Vietnamese government, partially under US pressure, as a national unity government.
He's ultimately go into exile in France, and then California.
The first Operation Babylift flight crashed, killing 144 of the 305 people in the C5A, including 78 of 243 children.
For the first time since the 1973 War Powers Resolution had taken effect, an American President delivered the required report to Congress about military action with President Ford informing Congress of his sending of U.S. Marines, ships, and helicopters to evacuate refugees from South Vietnam.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen incorporated Microsoft.
French Army Commandant Pierre Galopin, 43, serving as a negotiator in Chad, was hanged following a trial conducted by rebels.
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