Tuesday, May 27, 1975. Americans out of Laos.

The US and Laos reached an agreement which included that all Americans were to leave Laos,by June 30, 1975.

The nation was not yet fully controlled by the Pathet Lao.

Falling like dominoes.  

Last edition:

Monday, May 26, 1975. Memorial Day.

Labels: 1970s, 1975, Daily Living, Gerald Ford, Growing up in the 1970s, Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 6, 1975. Authoritarian victims.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Tan Sri Mohammad Ghazali Shafie delivered a scathing critique of the Domino Theory evcen as it was proving itself correct.

A convoy of French nationals and Khmer Muslims, who had sought refuge at the French Embassy in Phnom Penh, crossed the border into Thailand. 

Operation Babylift concluded.

Hungarian Cardinal József Mindszenty, an unyielding opponent of fascism and communism, died in exile.

Last edition:

Monday, May 5, 1975. Dominos. And now Laos.

Labels: 1970s, 1975, French Indochina, Hmong People, Laos, Laotian Civil War, Pathet Lao, Royal Lao Army, Social Security, Social Security Administration, South Vietnamese Air Force, Thailand, Vietnam War, World War Two