In December 1972, with peace talks stalled, President Nixon unleashed a final, devastating gamble: Operation Linebacker II.

"I couldn’t believe it," Martin McNally said, thinking of the day he hijacked Flight 119. "I was screaming and hollering." ...

Though Nixon initiated Operation Linebacker II, a bombing campaign against North Vietnam coinciding with the Christmas holiday, he suspended bombing operations on Christmas Day for humanitarian ...

A man in southern Vietnam has been summoned by police after posting a joking online comment threatening to bomb Long Thanh International Airport, authorities said. Dong Nai Province police said on Dec ...

North Vietnamese negotiators walked out of peace talks in Paris on Dec. 13, 1972. They had just rejected American proposals and refused to set a date to resume discussions. Five days later, American B ...

During the Holland sessions in 1972, which were mostly recorded in a renovated studio barn in Bambrugge, near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, there was one more somber track written and recorded by Dennis ...

From bell-bottoms swishing down sidewalks to the space race heating up, 1971 was a year that witnessed both quiet and major moments. Across America, anti-Vietnam protests filled the streets, music ...

On this day (July 17) in 1972, the Rolling Stones were slated to perform at the Montreal Forum as part of their North American tour. In the early hours of the morning, an unknown bomber placed ...

The Vietnam War cast a long shadow across one of the most fertile periods of American filmmaking, and has led filmmakers for the half-century since to reckon with its complicated legacy. These 10 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon which brought an end to the Vietnam War. A South Dakota Vietnam Vet was part of a two-week strategic bombing ...

CBS News revisits the fall of Saigon, 50 years after the last U.S. troops left Vietnam. LAFD union boss who blamed lack of funds for limited response to wildfires took home $500,000 in pay and ...

Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. The ...