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The West's seven biggest oil companies led by Exxon (The 7 Sisters Petroleum - as seen on the tanker in Mad Max 2) have immediately announced they will not fulfill their supply contracts. Nuclear apocalypse (Post-Mad Max2)Edit Apocalypse After the economy collapsed and the fabric of society disintegrated all across the world, the remaining governments were still trying to secure the last oil resources
The back of the pin reads "A Grateful Nation Thanks and Honors You." Three Vietnam veterans, all former Air Force nurses, proudly show their commemorative flag at the Congressional ceremony
conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam, and over time the North Vietnamese airspace became the most heavily defended airspace of any in the world. The Viet Cong, a lightly armed South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North, fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region
Important Facts The role of the United States ended on that Spring day in 1973, but the North Vietnamese government continued its attempt to unify the country under communist rule. William Calley is charged with murder for his role at the My Lai incident that claimed lives of 22 Vietnamese civilians, he was sentenced to life in prison
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A few days earlier, Operation Rolling Thunder had begun (on March 2), this was the beginning of 8 years of massive US engagement in VN: I was thinking of using this thread to report significant events that happened on the same day 40 years ago, what do you guys think? Last edited by Boonierat; 18 Jun 07 at 06:50.
You knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly." Senate Condemns McCarthy for Misconduct French Defeated at Dienbienphu Geneva Meeting Begins Delegates from nine nations convene in Geneva to start negotiations that will lead to the end of hostilities in Indochina. Troops to Korea When Communist forces from North Korea invade the Republic of South Korea on June 25, President Truman appeals to the United Nations to take action
Diem's government, however, with its main focus on security, spends little on schools, medical care or other badly needed social services in the countryside. May 8, 1954 - The Geneva Conference on Indochina begins, attended by the U.S., Britain, China, the Soviet Union, France, Vietnam (Viet Minh and representatives of Bao Dai), Cambodia and Laos, all meeting to negotiate a solution for Southeast Asia
The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. As Communism began to falter in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia in 1988 and 1989, new exodus points were opened to East Germans who wanted to flee to the West
Though he later says that no attack took place, six hours after the initial report, a retaliation against North Vietnam is ordered by President Johnson
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combat troops arrive in Vietnam.January 30, 1968 - The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns.March 16, 1968 - U.S
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Subsequent inquiries will focus on the connection between certain herbicides, particularly Agent Orange, and widespread reports of cancer, skin disease, and other disorders on the part of individuals exposed to them. Thousands of veterans had demanded a government investigation into the effect that dioxin, a chemical found in Agent Orange, had on the human immune system
28th Jun, 1965 First Major US Offensive The first major US offensive action of the war is taken by 3000 troopsof the 173rd Airborne Division and 800 Australian troops. When the battle is over, the Viet Cong are forced to withdraw 2nd Dec, 1966 Record Number of US Planes Downed Fuel dumps and truck parks are hit around Hanoi
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