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— 13 entries in the record.
13
events
From
Aug 7, 1964
To
Jan 1, 2019
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1964 · 1 event
1965 · 1 event
1968 · 2 events
1969 · 3 events
1971 · 3 events
1979 · 1 event
1995 · 1 event
2019 · 1 event
1964
2019
Date
Event
Lanes
Status
2019-01-01
ICE uses 230+ contracted detention facilities (2019); public lists undercount due to varied custody arrangements
3 src
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
confirmed
1995-04-10
McNamara Memoir Admits Vietnam War Was "Terribly Wrong" - Confession Comes 20 Years Too Late for 58,000 Dead Americans
3 src
confirmed
1979-01-08
Vietnam Veterans File Agent Orange Class Action Lawsuit Against Dow Chemical and Monsanto - Corporations Deny Liability Despite Evidence
3 src
confirmed
1971-06-30
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 for Press Freedom in Pentagon Papers Case - Rejects Nixon Administration Prior Restraint Attempt
3 src
U.S. Supreme Court · New York Times · Washington Post · Daniel Ellsberg · +1
confirmed
1971-06-13
Pentagon Papers Published Revealing Systematic Government Deception About Vietnam War
6 src
Daniel Ellsberg · New York Times · Washington Post · Richard Nixon · +2
confirmed
1971-03-29
William Calley Convicted of My Lai Murders - Only Officer Prosecuted Despite Widespread Command Responsibility - Serves 3.5 Years House Arrest
3 src
Lieutenant William Calley · Richard Nixon
confirmed
1969-12-01
Draft Lottery Reform Attempts to Address Class Inequality After College Deferments Shield Wealthy from Vietnam Service
3 src
U.S. Congress
confirmed
1969-11-12
Seymour Hersh Exposes My Lai Massacre Cover-Up After Army Conceals Atrocity for 20 Months - Wins Pulitzer Prize
3 src
Lieutenant William Calley · U.S. Army
confirmed
1969-03-18
Nixon and Kissinger Launch Secret Illegal Bombing Campaign Against Cambodia - Operation Menu Kills 150,000-500,000 Civilians
3 src
Richard Nixon
confirmed
1968-10-22
Nixon Campaign Sabotages Vietnam Peace Talks Through Anna Chennault to Win Election - Johnson Calls It Treason
4 src
Richard Nixon · H.R. Haldeman · John Mitchell · Lyndon B. Johnson
confirmed
1968-03-16
My Lai Massacre - U.S. Soldiers Murder Between 347 and 504 Unarmed Vietnamese Civilians in War Crime
3 src
Lieutenant William Calley · U.S. Army
confirmed
1965-03-01
McNamara and Johnson Administration Begin Systematic Deception About Vietnam War Progress Creating "Credibility Gap"
3 src
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara · Lyndon B. Johnson · U.S. Department of Defense
confirmed
1964-08-07
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Passes Based on Fabricated Second Attack Authorizing Vietnam War Escalation
4 src
Lyndon B. Johnson · Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara · National Security Agency · U.S. Congress
confirmed