Tag: Nixon

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

• 9th August 2022
• 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 2022
• 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 2022
• 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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9th July 1971: Henry Kissinger makes a secret diplomatic trip to China

• 9th July 2020
• 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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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.