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1 July 1971 - 30 November 1971 | |||||||||
1 Jul 71
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A record 6,100 American soldiers depart Vietnam.
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2 Jul 71
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Russ Space Crew Dies Mysteriously | ||||||||
2 Jul 71
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It's Final: 18-Year-Olds Get The Vote | ||||||||
15 Jul 71 |
President Nixon makes a major diplomatic breakthrough
and announces he will visit Communist China in 1972.
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17 Jul 71 |
Nixon aides John Ehrlichman and Charles Colson establish the 'Plumbers' in the White House by to investigate Daniel Ellsberg and plug various news leaks. Colson compiles an 'enemies list' featuring the names of 200 prominent Americans considered to be anti-Nixon.
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2 Aug 71 |
The U.S. admits that 30,000 CIA-sponsored irregulars are operating in Laos.
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18 Aug 71 |
Australia and New Zealand announce
the pending withdrawal of their troops from Vietnam.
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22 Sep 71 |
Captain Ernest Medina, Calley's company commander, is
acquitted of all charges arising from the massacre of Vietnamese civilians
at My Lai by LT William Calley.
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24 Sep 71
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57-Min. Deliberation - Medina Innocent of All Charges | ||||||||
24 Sep 71
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No G.I. Pay Raises Before Nov. 13 | ||||||||
3 Oct 71 |
President Thieu of South Vietnam runs unopposed and is
re-elected.
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9 Oct 71 |
Members of the U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division refuse an
assignment to go out on patrol by expressing "a desire not to go." This
is one in a series of American ground troops engaging in "combat refusal."
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31 Oct 71 |
Some 3,000 Viet Cong prisoners are released by Saigon
in the first installment.
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