Category Archives: Vietnam War

‘Viet Cong’ formed to oppose South Vietnamese government of President Ngo Dinh Diem 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1960)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - America's Mandarin [2/11]' (NLF formed at 20:18)

(Tuesday, December 20, 1960; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The National Liberation Front (NLF) was created today as an armed communist political revolutionary organization in South Vietnam and Cambodia to oppose the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, who gave the group the nickname “Viet Cong.”
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Four Tops perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, Vietnam War


Video: 'Four Tops "It's All In The Game" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

(Sunday, November 8, 1970, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The Four Tops sang “It’s All in the Game” on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show in a pre-taped performance for wounded Vietnam War veterans at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. Continue reading Four Tops perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1970) →

President Nixon announces proposal for truce to halt Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 7 1970)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'President Richard Nixon Address to the Nation on a New Initiative for Peace, October 7, 1970'

(Wednesday, October 7, 1970, 9:00-9:15 p.m. EDT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon asked Hanoi and the Vietcong tonight to join the allies in a standstill cease-fire throughout Indochina. He also called for an Indochina peace conference to negotiate an end to the fighting in Laos and Cambodia as well as South Vietnam. Continue reading President Nixon announces proposal for truce to halt Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 7 1970) →

Boston police officer killed in Brighton Bank Heist to fund anti-Vietnam War efforts 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1970)

1970s, Vietnam War


Video: 'Surrender: Guerilla to Grandmother'

(Wednesday, September 23, 1970, 9:20 a.m. EDT; during the Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War) — Using an arsenal of weapons stolen from the Massachusetts National Guard armory in Newburyport, Massachusetts, a criminal gang of three men and two women robbed $26,000 from a bank today in Brighton, Massachusetts, to obtain funds for anti-Vietnam War efforts. Continue reading Boston police officer killed in Brighton Bank Heist to fund anti-Vietnam War efforts 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1970) →

Last U. S. troops leave Cambodia 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1970)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Cambodia and Laos [8/11]' (U.S. troops leave Cambodia at 26:30)

(Tuesday, June 30, 1970; during the Cambodian Campaign, part of the Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The last American advisers and support troops withdrew from Cambodia today, 63 days after major allied operations began against North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries. Continue reading Last U. S. troops leave Cambodia 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1970) →

88,000 hear Nixon at Graham crusade in Knoxville 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1970)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'Nixon 'Tricky Dicky' Part 2 of 3' (May 28, 1970, at 36:49)

(Thursday, May 28, 1970, 7:37-9:22 p.m. EDT; during the Cambodian Campaign, part of the Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — With the help of a sympathetic audience, U.S. President Richard Nixon overrode a small but vocal group of peace demonstrators tonight and pledged himself to world stability and a restoration of spiritual values. Continue reading 88,000 hear Nixon at Graham crusade in Knoxville 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1970) →

Huge Rally In New York City Backs Nixon’s Indochina policies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1970)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'Our World Spring 1970 Part 1' (May 20, 1970, at 6:42)

(Wednesday, May 20, 1970, approximately noon EDT; during the Cambodian Campaign, part of the Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Marching under a sea of American flags, helmeted construction workers led tens of thousands of noisy but peaceful demonstrators today in a rally and parade in New York City supporting the Vietnam policies of President Richard Nixon and assailing Mayor John Lindsay and other opponents of the war in Indochina. Continue reading Huge Rally In New York City Backs Nixon’s Indochina policies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1970) →

Two students killed when police open fire at Jackson State College 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1970)

1970s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'May 15, 1970: Gibbs/Green Tragedy at Jackson State University'

(Friday, May 15, 1970, 12:05 a.m. CDT) — Two students were killed and 12 wounded early today after the police opened fire on a women’s dormitory at the predominantly-black Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi. Continue reading Two students killed when police open fire at Jackson State College 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1970) →