By November 10, 1973, relations between the United States and Ugandan dictator Idi Amin had soured to the point that the U.S. decided to shut down the embassy in Kampala. On this day in 1973, the last FSOs in Kampala “turned off the lights.”

The 10th happened to be the same day as the Marine Ball, pictured here. You can read about the deterioration of U.S.-Ugandan relations in the early seventies, the evacuation, and more at the link!