Today In History

(The below links were acquired from www.history.com) The info was researched by the Mobile Riverine Force Association.

May 13, 1971 Paris peace talks at standstill
May 13, 1972 Heavy fighting continues at Quang Tri and Kontum
May 14, 1969 President Nixon responds to National Liberation Front
May 14, 1970 South Vietnamese sustain second highest casualties of war
May 15, 1967 U.S. positions south of the DMZ come under heavy fire
May 15, 1970 Air Force sergeant awarded Medal of Honor
May 16, 1965 Accident at Bien Hoa kills 27 U.S. servicemen
May 16, 1968 Navy Corpsman receives Medal of Honor for action
May 16, 1972 U.S. bombing destroys main fuel line
May 17, 1970 Operations continue in Cambodia
May 17, 1972 South Vietnamese reinforcements near An Loc
May 18, 1966 Laird charges
May 18, 1969 Communists attack Xuan Loc
May 19, 1964 U.S. Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team
May 19, 1972 South Vietnamese fight to open road to An Loc
May 20, 1953 French see "light at the end of the tunnel" in Vietnam
May 20, 1969 Kennedy criticizes the "Hamburger Hill" battle
May 21, 1969 Military spokesman defends "Hamburger Hill"
May 22, 1964 Rusk warns North Vietnamese
May 22, 1969 Negotiators differ on diplomatic exchange
May 23, 1967 Congressman claims M-16 is defective
May 23, 1971 North Vietnamese infiltrators attack U.S. base
May 23, 1972 United States widens aerial campaign
May 24, 1964 Goldwater suggests using atomic weapons
May 24, 1971 Soldiers place controversial ad in antiwar newspaper
May 25, 1968 Communist launch new offensive
May 25, 1969 National Democratic Front formed in Saigon
May 26, 1965 Australian troops depart for Vietnam
May 26, 1971 North Vietnamese seize Snoul, Cambodia
May 27, 1965 U.S. warships begin bombardment of Viet Cong targets
May 27, 1971 Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
May 28, 1969 U.S. troops abandon "Hamburger Hill"
May 29, 1972 United States and USSR issue a joint communique
May 30, 1966 U.S. aircraft carry out new raids
May 30, 1969 Thieu vows never to agree to a coalition government
May 31, 1965 Operation Rolling Thunder continues
May 31, 1970 Communist soldiers escape South Vietnamese forces
Jun 01, 1964 Top U.S. officials meet in Honolulu
Jun 01, 1971 Vietnam Veterans group announces support for Nixon
Jun 02, 1965 First contingent of Australian combat troops arrives
Jun 02, 1967 Green Beret doctor convicted in court-martial
Jun 03, 1968 Le Duc Tho joins negotiations in Paris
Jun 03, 1970 Nixon calls Cambodian operation a success
Jun 04, 1961 Kennedy and Khrushchev agree on neutrality for Laos
Jun 04, 1965 Walt takes command of 3rd Marine Division
Jun 05, 1968 Robert Kennedy shot after California primary
Jun 05, 1972 Laird testifies before Congress
Jun 06, 1964 U.S. reconnaissance jets shot down over Laos
Jun 06, 1972 South Vietnamese forces clear Kontum of communist troops
Jun 07, 1965 Westmoreland requests 44 battalions
Jun 07, 1972 McGovern continues to campaign against the war
Jun 08, 1965 U.S. forces are available for ground support
Jun 08, 1969 Nixon and Thieu meet at Midway
Jun 09, 1964 CIA report challenges "domino theory"
Jun 09, 1972 South Vietnamese soldiers reach An Loc
Jun 10, 1965 Battle begins at Dong Xoai
Jun 10, 1968 Westmoreland gives farewell press conference in Saigon
Jun 11, 1963 Buddhist immolates himself in protest
Jun 11, 1970 Battle for control of Kompong Speu in Cambodia
Jun 12, 1965 South Vietnamese premier resigns
Jun 12, 1972 Lavelle testifies before Congress
Jun 13, 1971 The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers"
Jun 13, 1973 Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sign new peace agreement
Jun 14, 1968 Dr. Spock convicted for aiding draft resisters
Jun 14, 1969 U.S. command announces troop withdrawal
Jun 15, 1964 Johnson decides against submitting resolution to Congress
Jun 15, 1965 U.S. planes bomb North Vietnam
Jun 16, 1961 Kennedy agrees to send instructors to train troops
Jun 16, 1965 More troops to be sent to Vietnam
Jun 16, 1970 Communists isolate Phnom Penh
Jun 17, 1969 North Vietnamese reoccupy Ap Bia Mountain
Jun 17, 1972 Watergate burglars arrested
Jun 18, 1965 SAC B-52s are used for the first time in South Vietnam
Jun 18, 1966 Westmoreland requests more troops

 

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