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On April 3, 1975, vietnam War: Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of children in the closing stages of the war begins. The year's #1 song was "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille. John Butler, Magdalena Maleeva, Lou Bega would arrive in the same year.
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Operation Babylift was a mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other Western countries at end of the Vietnam War, in April 1975. Over 3,300 infants and children were airlifted, although the actual number has been variously reported.
Around 1975
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1975th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 975th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1970s decade.
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Mass evacuation of children at the end of the Vietnam War
Operation Babylift was a mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other Western countries at end of the Vietnam War, in April 1975. Over 3,300 infants and children were airlifted, although the actual number has been variously reported.
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament.
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