War · January 30, 1968

Tet Offensive

Name: Tet Offensive
Start: 1968-01-30
Location: South Vietnam

58 years ago · South Vietnam

58th anniversary

The Tet Offensive was both a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.

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The 59th anniversary falls on January 30, 2027.

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1882–1945

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the only one to have served more than two terms.

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Felipe VI of Spain

Felipe VI (Spanish pronunciation:; Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain, reigning since 2014.

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Dick Cheney

Richard Bruce Cheney (January 30, 1941 – November 3, 2025) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009.

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Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II (Abdullah bin Hussein; born 30 January 1962) is the king of Jordan, having acceded to the throne on 7 February 1999.

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1948

1948 Winter Olympics

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1972

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, occurred on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Thirteen men were killed outright, while the death of another man four months later has been attributed to his gunshot injuries.

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2020

COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

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2020

COVID-19 pandemic in India

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