1011 Timeline 3

1950: The Chinese People's Liberation Army advances into Tibet. Degé Gesang Wangdu, the ninth generation Bonzhu official of Tibet, surrenders. 1954: The Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh, enters Hanoi and takes control of the North Vietnamese regime. 1962: The Second Vatican Council opens. 1968: NASA's Apollo 7 is launched, marking the first three-person space mission for the United States. 1972: The People's Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Germany sign a joint communiqué in Beijing, deciding to establish ambassadorial-level diplomatic relations. 1973: Typhoon Nancy, the fourth most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipates after causing 40 deaths in Taiwan and the Philippines, leaving over a million displaced. 1973: A Philippine Airlines domestic flight is hijacked and lands at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport. 1973: 1973 Pascagoula UFO incident - Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing at night.[2] 1975: The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) aircraft carrier is completed and launched. 1983: The Communist Party of China announces the start of a party-wide rectification campaign.