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  • John Tyler born

    Tenth President John Tyler is born in Charles City County, Virginia. Born into an aristocratic Virginia family, Tyler served as Governor of Virginia while also representing the commonwealth in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Elected vice president in 1840, he ascended to the presidency a month after the inauguration as President William Henry Harrison passed away in office.

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  • US ground forces leave Vietnam

    United States combat forces leave South Vietnam in accordance with the Paris Peace Accords, negotiated between American, North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese leadership. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces would invade South Vietnam and unite the nation for the first time since French occupation. 

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