Category Archives: Vietnam War

Lottery held to set next year’s military draft order 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1969)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


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) →

John Lennon returns MBE medal in protest against Biafran, Vietnam policies 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s, Vietnam War


Video: 'John Lennon Apple Corps Interview // 25 November 1969'

(Tuesday, November 25, 1969, morning BST) — John Lennon sent back to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II today the Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) medal she gave him and the other Beatles in 1965 for helping Britain earn dollars “as a protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against ‘Cold Turkey’ slipping down the charts.”

Lennon signed the letter ‘With love, John Lennon” in own handwriting.

‘Fortunate Son’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Vietnam War


Video: 'Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

(Saturday, November 22, 1969) — “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Fortunate Son’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969) →

Largest anti-war protest in U.S. history begins 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1969)

1960s, Cold War, The Beatles 1960s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


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) →

VP Spiro Agnew assails TV news coverage of Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1969)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


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) →

Nixon seeks ‘silent majority’ support for ending Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1969)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


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) →

Millions participate in Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1969)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


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) →

Weatherman’s ‘Days of Rage’ anti-Vietnam War protests begin in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 8 1969)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


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) →

‘Give Peace a Chance’ by Plastic Ono Band peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1969)

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Video: 'Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band'

(Saturday, September 6, 1969) — “Give Peace a Chance” by Plastic Ono Band, a rock band formed by John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects, peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Give Peace a Chance’ by Plastic Ono Band peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1969) →

North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, 79, dies of heart attack 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Death of Ho Chi Minh'

(Tuesday, September 2, 1969, 9:45 a.m. local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, who led the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the Communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, died this morning in Hanoi of a heart attack at the age of 79. Continue reading North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, 79, dies of heart attack 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969) →