The politburo of the Vietnamese Communist Party, noting a lack of US reaction to the fall of Bình Phước province, approved Campaign 275 to conquered South Vietnam. The campaign called for the first offensive to be in the Central Highlands, with the objectives of Buôn Ma Thuột, Tuy Hòa, Qui Nhơn, Huế and Da Nang.
Ella Grasso became the first woman governor in the United States who had not succeeded her husband when she was sworn in as Governor of Connecticut.
Firearms designer David Marshall Williams, aka "Carbine" Williams, died at age 74. He's best known for the M1 Carbine, which was for many years the most mass produced US firearm of all time. It likely no longer is, with variants of the AR15 likely taking that spot.
Williams started designing firearms while in prison for murder, although he had been out for many years by the time he designed the M1 Carbine.
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