| 1952 | The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War. |
| 1965 | United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate U.S.
Army troops. |
| 1967 | Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license. |
| 1969 | Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. |
| 1970 | Vietnam War: U.S.
President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign. |
| 1973 | The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run. |
| 1975 | General Cao Văn Viên, chief of
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