29 April 1975 April 28, 2013 Author: Staff The U.S. begins to evacuate US citizens from Saigon prior to the North Vietnamese takeover. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Back in the old days, most families were close-knit. Grown children and their parents continued to live together, under the same roof, sometimes in the same small, crowded room, year in and year out, until they died, frequently by strangulation." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 28 September 1975 28 April 1996 3 April 1974 Categories: History