Prince Sihanouk, who does not plan to return to PhnomPenh until after it was “rehabilitated”, arrived today in Pyongyang. He was greeted by President Kim Il Sung and thousands of workers. In 1970 Sihanouk composed songs about the friendship between Cambodia and NorthKorea. https://t.co/0KI6pSkjA3

Crew members of the SS Mayaguez disembark in Singapore. Captain Miller thanked @usairforce and @USMC for winning freedom for him and his crew. The American public reacted favourable to the operation: @POTUS Ford’s approval rating rose 11 points ©@apimages https://t.co/7PnfNdV5Tc Prince Norodom Sihanouk and Princess Monique of Cambodia left Peking by special train for visit to North Korea. In 1974 Kim Il Sung built his friend Sihanouk a palace near Pyongyang called Changsuwon Palace. OnThisDay https://t.co/EtXQd9Xov5

1000s of Thais march in Bangkok to the US embassy, because the US used a Thai army base without permission in its rescue operation of the SS Mayaguez. Thailand recalled its ambassdor to the US and Kissinger expressed regret if US actions caused “embarrassment” ©@AFP https://t.co/2cXHOzEa0d

RT @BlombergMD: @HoekstraAte @realtimeKR @usairforce @phnomben Clarke Hale, who led the US mission: “When we got called up, we had been tog… RT @BlombergMD: @HoekstraAte @realtimeKR @usairforce American veterans returned to Koh Tang on the 40th anniv of the battle, met KR command…

The Khmer Rouge shot down three @usairforce helicopters and the Marines fought a desperate day-long battle with the KR before being evacuated. In the confusion three marines where left behind, who were executed by the KR and are the last names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. https://t.co/Yur4YWVzye Meanwhile believing the Mayaguez crew to be held at the island of Koh Tang, the @USArmy meets fierce resistance of over 100 Khmer Rouge soldiers. These defenses were intended to guard against the Vietnamese, not the Americans. ©@USMC https://t.co/xb1G5LRZje Equipped with gas masks, @USMC at 07:25 hours then conducted a rare hostile ship-to-ship boarding. They secured the vessel after an hour-long search, finding…

To retake the SS Mayguez, .@usairforce wanted to drop 75 volunteers onto the containers of the ship. As one helicopter crashed killing all on board (photo), the plan was aborted. Khmer Rouge brought the crew to Sihanoukville but feareing an US attack, sent them to K.R. Sangloem. https://t.co/MR1lO3MT4x

.@POTUS Ford during a @WHNSC meeting. He considers the seizure of the SS Mayaguez an “act of piracy” and placed @USMC on alert in the western Pacific. Meanwhile, Thailand said it would not allow the use of its bases for a military operation against Cambodia. ©@gettyimages https://t.co/mFpBV7WFk0

The U.S. container ship SS Mayaguez en route from Hong Kong to Thailand is seized by the KhmerRoute as it passes nearby the Cambodian island Poulo Wai. The ship was not flying a flag and carries millitary cargo as well as containers from the US embassy in Saigon. ©@usairforce https://t.co/djxdDbmdVR

Hu Nim (file photo), Khmer Rouge minister of information, reacts in a radio broadcast to the accounts of refugees from the French embassy in PhnomPenh—some had said they witnessed killings by KR cadres- with “sabotage of the new Cambodia through adverse propaganda” OnThisDay https://t.co/1nl84h0FvF

The Khmer Rouge occupy the Vietnamese Thổ Chu Island and abduct all of the about five hundred civilians to Cambodia, where they were massacred. This temple was later constructed on the island in their memory. onthisday https://t.co/kZ41JG2dCz