Tag: Nixon

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9th July 1971: Henry Kissinger makes a secret diplomatic trip to China

• 9th July 2026
• Tagged as: Capitalism, China, Cold War, Communism, Diplomacy, International Relations, Kissinger, Nixon, Secret, USA, Vietnam War

Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon’s National Security Advisor, made a secret trip to China to meet with Premier Zhou Enlai.

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26th May 1972: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty at the Moscow Summit

• 26th May 2026
• Tagged as: Brezhnev, Cold War, Detente, ICBM, Missile, Moscow, Nixon, Richard Nixon, SALT, USA, USSR

The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was intended to limit the development and deployment of missile defence systems during the Cold War to avoid further offensive build-up or create incentives for a first strike.

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27th January 1973: Paris Peace Accords end direct United States military involvement in the Vietnam War

• 27th January 2026
• Tagged as: America, Kissinger, Nixon, Paris Peace Accords, United States, USA, Viet Cong, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vietnamese War

The final agreement signed on 27 January 1973 called for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of all US combat forces within sixty days, and the return of American prisoners of war.

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15th November 1969: 500,000 people march on Washington in the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

• 15th November 2025
• Tagged as: March, Moratorium to end the war in Vietnam, Nixon, Protest, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Washington DC

Over 500,000 protesters marched on Washington D.C. as part of the national Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam.

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9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States of America while facing impeachment due to the Watergate Scandal

• 9th August 2025
• Tagged as: America, Impeachment, Nixon, Politics, President, Richard Nixon, United States, USA, Washington DC, Watergate

Nixon announced his resignation in a televised speech on 8 August and it took effect from noon the next day.

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4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students

• 4th May 2025
• Tagged as: Cambodia, Kent State, Massacre, National Guard, Nixon, Ohio, Protest, Shooting, Student, University, Vietnam

Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four Kent State University students.

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10th April 1971: US table tennis team ushers in ping pong diplomacy

• 10th April 2025
• Tagged as: America, China, Cold War, Communism, Diplomacy, International Relations, Mao, Nixon, Ping Pong, Sino-American Relations, Sport, Table Tennis, United States, USA

The United States table tennis team heralded the era of ‘ping pong diplomacy’ by becoming the first official American delegation to visit China in 20 years.

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26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate

• 26th September 2022
• Tagged as: America, Debate, Election, Kennedy, Nixon, Politics, Television, United States

The first United States presidential debate took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

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29th March 1973: Final US troops withdraw from Vietnam

• 29th March 2020
• Tagged as: America, Cambodia, Laos, Nixon, USA, Vietnam, War

On the 29^th March 1973, the last American troops withdrew from South Vietnam.