On 13 June 1971, The New York Times published leaked documents…
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November 1963: A Bloody Month
Through the course of November 1963, both South Vietnam and…
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2 September 1963: Kennedy Openly Criticises Ngô Đình Diệm Regime on National T.V.
On 2 September 1963, President of the United States John…
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11 June 1963: Buddhist Monk Commits Suicide by Self-immolation
Under Ngô Đình Diệm’s Roman-Catholic orientated regime, a ban had been…
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October-November 1961: More American aid sent to South Vietnam
In October 1961, top Kennedy aides General Maxwell Taylor and…
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12 May 1961: Lyndon B. Johnson visits the Republic of Vietnam
On 12 May 1961, as part of his tour of…
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20 January 1961: John F. Kennedy Inaugurated as President of the United States
On 20 January 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the 35th…
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