February 21, 1972 – February 28, 1972★★★★★
Nixon visits China
U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit opens the way to normalised relations between the United States and China.
Politics· China, United States
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Events this year
March 30, 1972 – October 1972★★★★★
Easter Offensive
North Vietnam launches a large conventional offensive on three fronts in the South, including prolonged fighting at Quảng Trị.
War· Vietnam, United States
December 18, 1972 – December 29, 1972★★★★★
Operation Linebacker II
The United States carries out intensive B-52 bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong for twelve days, known in Vietnam as the "Điện Biên Phủ in the air".
War· Vietnam, United States
Ongoing
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975★★★★★
Vietnam War
A conflict between North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on one side and South Vietnam, backed by the United States and its allies, on the other; it ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.
War· Vietnam, United States, Laos, Cambodia
1966 – 1976★★★★★
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong launches a decade-long political movement that brings social upheaval, persecution and the destruction of cultural heritage.
PoliticsRevolutionCulture· China