On 13 June 1971, The New York Times published leaked documents…
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20 February 1970: Kissinger begins secret talks with Lê Đức Thọ and Xuân Thùy
On 20 February 1970, Kissinger began secret talks with Lê…
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1 December 1969: US Government Institutes Draft Lottery
Contrary to the new Nixon Doctrine, in which the Nixon…
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3 November 1969: President Nixon’s “Silent Majority” Speech
On 3 November 1969, President Nixon addressed the American nation…
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15 October 1969: Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam Demonstrations Around the World
With anti-war sentiment reaching fever-pitch in America and around the…
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18 March 1969: Operation Menu and Secret Carpet Bombing in Cambodia
More than a year since the start of the Tết…
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December 1968: US Troop Numbers in Vietnam Reach Approximately 540,000
Approximately 540,000 American troops were recorded in Vietnam by December…
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5 November 1968: Richard Nixon Elected 37th President of the United States
On 5 November 1968, Richard Milhous Nixon beat Hubert Humphrey…
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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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16 March 1968: The Mỹ Lai Massacre
On 16 March 1968, Charlie Company of the US 1st…
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