Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Vietnamizing the War [7/11]' (Jan. 9, 1970, at 22:32)
(Friday, January 9, 1970; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu said today that it would be “impossible and impractical” to withdraw all American combat troops from South Vietnam in 1970. Continue reading Thieu: U.S. combat troops cannot all be withdrawn in 1970 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1970)
Video: 'Former KGB colonel recounts Soviet assault on Afghan president'
(Thursday, December 27, 1979, 7:15 p.m. Afghanistan Time (AFT); during Operation Storm-333, part of the Soviet–Afghan War and the Cold War) — Soviet forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace located about 10 miles south-west outside the center of Kabul today and assassinated Afghan President Hafizullah Amin. Continue reading Soviet troops overthrow Afghan President Hafizullah Amin, install Babrak Karmal 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 27 1979)
Video: 'CBS News Lottery Draft -1969' (live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. EST)
(Monday, December 1, 1969, shortly after 8:00-9:30 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The future of young men across the country was decided tonight as, one by one, the dates of their birth were drawn in the first draft lottery in a generation at the Selective Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. Continue reading Lottery held to set next year’s military draft order 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1969)
Video: '15th November 1969: 500,000 people march on Washington in the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam'
(Saturday, November 15, 1969, 10:25 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The Vietnam Moratorium Committee staged what is believed to be the largest antiwar protest in United States history today when as many as half a million people attended a mostly peaceful demonstration in Washington. Continue reading Largest anti-war protest in U.S. history begins 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1969)
Video: 'Spiro Agnew attacks television media November 13, 1969 Des Moines [FULL]'
(Thursday, November 13, 1969, approximately 6:00 p.m. CST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew accused the three American television networks (whose affiliate stations’ broadcast rights were licensed by the United States government) tonight of permitting producers of news programs, newscasters and commentators to give the American people a highly selected and often biased presentation of the news. Continue reading VP Spiro Agnew assails TV news coverage of Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1969)
Video: 'Nov. 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls'
(Thursday, November 9, 1989, 6:50 p.m. Central European Time; during the Cold War) — Communist East Germany tonight lifted restrictions on emigration or travel to the West, and within hours tens of thousands of East and West Berliners swarmed across the infamous Berlin Wall for a boisterous celebration. Continue reading East Germany opens frontier to the West for emigration or visits 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1989)
Video: 'President Richard Nixon Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam, November 3, 1969'
(Monday, November 3, 1969, 9:30 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon pleaded tonight for domestic support as he persisted in his effort to find peace in Vietnam and as he unfolded what he said was a plan to bring home all United States ground combat forces on an orderly but secret timetable. Continue reading Nixon seeks ‘silent majority’ support for ending Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1969)
Video: 'Bethel College, Oct. 15, 1969, Vietnam Moratorium Day'
(Wednesday, October 15, 1969; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, a massive demonstration and teach-in across across the United States against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, took place today with millions participating throughout the world Continue reading Millions participate in Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1969)
Video: 'Days of Rage 1969'
(Wednesday, October 8, 1969, 10:25 p.m. CDT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Seeking to “bring the [Vietnam] war home,” the first public protests by the radical Weather Underground faction of the counterculture-era group Students for a Democratic Society began tonight with the “Days of Rage” in Chicago. Continue reading Weatherman’s ‘Days of Rage’ anti-Vietnam War protests begin in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 8 1969)
Video: '1st October 1949: Mao Zedong declares the establishment of the People's Republic of China'
(Saturday, October 1, 1949, 3:00 p.m. China Standard Time) — Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China, , a single-party state controlled by the Communist Party of China, during a ceremony today in Beijing. Continue reading Mao Zedong proclaims communist People’s Republic of China 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1949)
