Bình Minh was formerly a district of Vĩnh Long under the control of Republic of Vietnam. Its headquarters was located in Mỹ Thuận commune. During the 1975 Spring Offensive, the ARVN 21st division soldiers defended strictly at the ferry crossing between Can Tho-Binh Minh, VL Province. After Saigon government collapsed, Bình Minh became one of 10 districts of the newly established province Cửu Long in February 1976.