March 29, 1975 (Saturday)
- As North Vietnam's army made its way into Da Nang, a World Airways Boeing 727 made its fourth and final flight to evacuate refugees to safety in South Vietnam. When the airline's President, Ed Dalye, arrived, there were over 1,000 people at Da Nang. Instead of women and children, 400 South Vietnamese soldiers forced their way onto a plane which normally carried 150 passengers. The jet took off with its back stairway still open, and those who did not make it on board tried to climb on into the wheelwells and the undercarriage of the jdt.
- Born: Jan Bos, Dutch sprint skater and two time world-champion; in Harderwijk
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Famous quotes containing the word march:
“When all is over and you march for home,
The spoils of war are easily disposed of:”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)