On 13 June 1971, The New York Times published leaked documents…
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31 March 1968: President Lyndon B. Johnson Announces Bombing Halt in Vietnam
On 31 March 1968, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announced…
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Despite a relatively optimistic view of the war at the…
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On 2 March 1965, the US Air Force, the US…
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On 7 August 1964, the United States Congress passed the Gulf…
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On 2 August 1964, the USS Maddox was attacked by…
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Through the course of November 1963, both South Vietnam and…
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