A Civil War soldier's load typically weighed 30 to 40 pounds. All of it had to be carried on his back, around his waist or in his hands during long, dusty marches.
On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, leading to chaos—and the largest helicopter evacuation of its kind in history.
The four police officers caught on video beating unarmed motorist Rodney King were acquitted on April 29, 1992. Find out how decades of racial tension came to a head in the week that followed.
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