1975, the year that made the modern world

19/06/2025 18 min
1975, the year that made the modern world

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Historian Damian Valdez reflects on the meaning of 1975, a fateful year for the international order. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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1975, the year that made the modern world | Damian Valdez

Image: A helicopter is pushed off the overcrowded deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) off the coast of South Vietnam during the fall of Saigon. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo