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"We were the last eleven"
As North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon, eleven U.S. Marines found themselves on the roof of the American Embassy with no U.S. helicopters in sight. "Last Days in Vietnam" premieres April 28 at 9/8c on PBS American Experience.
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In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
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