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7th January 1979: Cambodian leader Pol Pot overthrown

  • 7th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Cambodia, Cold War, Communism, Dictatorship, Genocide, Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot, USA, USSR, Vietnam

On the 7th January 1979 Pol Pot, the Cambodian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, was overthrown when Vietnamese forces captured the capital city Phnom Penh.

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

  • 15th November 2020
  • 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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7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress

  • 7th August 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Johnson, Navy, Ship, USA, Vietnam, War

On the 7th August 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by the United States Congress.

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11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm

  • 11th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Buddhism, Diem, Persecution, Protest, Religion, USA, Vietnam

Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death at a busy crossroads in Saigon.

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8th June 1972: Nick Ut takes his harrowing photo of Vietnamese girl, Phan Thị Kim Phúc, running from napalm

  • 8th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Chemical warfare, Children, Civilians, Cold War, Communism, Napalm, Vietnam, War

On the 8th June 1972 one of the most iconic photographs of the Vietnam War was taken of Phan Thị Kim Phúc, a nine-year-old girl from the South Vietnamese village of Trang Bang.

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

  • 4th May 2020
  • 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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29th April 1975: USA leaves Vietnam in Operation Frequent Wind

  • 29th April 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Evacuation, Helicopter, Military, USA, Vietnam, War

On 29th April 1975, America began Operation Frequent Wind – the evacuation of over 1,000 American civilians and a further 6,000 “at-risk” Vietnamese from Saigon.

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

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1st February 1968: Viet Cong Captain Bảy Lốp executed by General Loan

  • 1st February 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Journalism, USA, Viet Cong, Vietnam, War

On the 1st February 1968, American photojournalist Eddie Adams took a photograph of South Vietnamese National Police Chief General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém in Saigon.

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16th March 1968: My Lai Massacre committed by US troops

  • 16th March 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Cold War, Communism, Massacre, USA, Viet Cong, Vietnam, War

On the 16th March 1968, US soldiers from Company C of the Americal Division’s 11th Infantry Brigade committed the My Lai Massacre.

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