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2018 Ful l Disc losure VietnamWarCommemorativeCalendar

(50th Anniversaryof1968events)

1968wasadefiningyearintheAmericanWarinVietnamandinUShistory.TheTetoffensiveturnedthetideinthewar;PresidentJohnsondecidednottorunforasecondterm.MartinLutherKingJr.wasassassinated.GIsatFortHoodandthePresidiotookstandsagainstthewar,andcampusesexplodedwithprotest.Formoreinformationabouttheseevents,consulttheFullDisclosurechronologyathttp://vietnamfulldisclosure.org/index.php/a-brief-chronology-of-vietnam-the-united-states-and-their-relations.Thecalendarisfor2018,butallentries,exceptfor2018holidayswhichareiitalicized,areanniversariesofeventsfrom1968.AllVietnamwar-relatedentriesareinbold.Apologiesinadvanceforomissionsduetolackofspaceand/orconsciousness.

ThebattleforHue(theformerimperialCapital,locatedincentralVietnam)wasthemostcontestedbattle(January31-March2)inthe1968Tetoffensive,widelyconsideredtobethepoliticalturningpointoftheAmericanwarinVietnam.PicturedistheNationalliberationFront(NLF)flagplacedontheHueCitadelflagtoweronJanuary31.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1

NewYear’sDay.

2 3 4 5

GIsthreatenedwithArticle15(non-judicial)punishmentforantiwarpositions.

AlexanderDubčeksucceedsNovotnýasCommunistleaderofCzechoslovakia.

1stclassUSpostageraisedfrom5centsto6cents.

8 9 10 11 12 13

5,000womenrallyinD.C.inJeannetteRankinBrigade.1stallfemaleantiwarprotest.

MLKHoliday.

TheYouthInternationalParty(Yippies)founded.

LBJcallsforthenon-conversionoftheU.S.dollar.

IntheWhiteHouseEarthaKittcriticizesLadyBirdJohnsonaboutthewar.

20,000NorthVietnamesetroopsattacktheAmericanairbaseatKheSanh.A77-daysiegebegins.

NorthKoreaseizestheUSSPueblo,claimingtheshipviolateditsterritorialwaterswhilespying.

OperationCoburg,AustralianandNewZealandmilitaryactioninVietnam,begins.

25 26 27

RadiationalertfollowingB-52crashonJan.21inArcticairbaseofThuleinGreenland.

TheTetOffensiveislaunchedalloverSouthVietnam.

TheBattleforHuebegins;fightinguntilMarch2.

SometimeinJanuaryVietnamveteranJeffSharletlaunchesthefirstGI-runanti-warpaperaddressedtoGIs,

callingitVietnamGI(VGI)&UFOcoffeeshopopensinColumbia,South,CarolinanearFortJacksonas

outreachtoGIs.

TheTetoffensivereachesallUSmilitarybasesinVietnamand110citiesandtownsinSouthVietnam,

including34of44provincialcapitalsand64districtcapitals.

January 2018 Northernnemesis:AnNLF(SouthVietnameseNationalLiberationFront)soldiertakingpartintheTetoffensive,1968(GettyImages/AgenceFrance-Presse)

InSaigon,suspectedNLFfightershotinheadbypolicechiefGen.NguyenNgocLoan.

SpringerPublishersin

WestBerlin,bombed.

GroundhogDay.

Dutch2ndChambercondemnsUSbombingofNorthVietnam.

ReporterPeterArnettquotesUSmajorinBenTrecity:'Itbecamenecessarytodestroythetowntosaveit'.

Protestatawhite-onlybowlingalleyinOrangeburg,SCbrokenupbypatrolmen;3studentskilled.

MemphisTN:Afterthecrushingtodeathof2workers,over1000blacksanitationworkersbeginstrike.

USsends10,500additionalsoldierstoVietnam.

Valentine’sDay.

Pvt.GeorgeDaviscourt-martialedafterrefusingorderstoVietnam.

ThousandsofpeopleinWestBerlindemonstrateagainstUSwarinVietnam.

Firststatewideteachers'strikeinU.S.historyinFlorida.

PresidentsDay.

StatetroopersusedteargastostopprotestatAlcornA&MinMississippi.

22 23 24

25 26 27 28

JointChiefsChairmanWheeler,asksfor206,000moresoldiersforVietnamwar.

FrederickDouglasswasborninFebruary1818ontheEasternShoreoftheChesapeakeBayinTalbotCounty,

Maryland.BlackHistoryMonth.

February 2018

SouthVietnameseGeneralNguyenNgocLoan,chiefofthenationalpolice,shootssuspectedNLFofficerNguyenVanLem,alsoknownasBayLop,onaSaigonstreetonFeb.1,1968.

ClarkCliffordreplacesMcNamaraasU.S.SecretaryofDefense.

48U.S.ArmysoldierskilledinambushatTanSonNhutairbasenearSaigon.MarinesendOperationHueCity.

MartinLutherKingJr.announcesplansforPoorPeople'sCampaign.

UnrecognizedRhodesiaexecutes3Blackcitizens,promptinginternationalcondemnation.

ThebattleforSaigon(aspartofTetoffensive)ends.

Capt.DaleNoydsentencedto1-yearhardlabor;refusingtotrainpilotsforwar.

InternationalWomen’sDay.

Sgt.Peppersalbumwins4Grammyawards.

Student protestsspark1968Polishpoliticalcrisis.

NorthVietnameseandCommunistLaotiantroopsoverrunasecretUSradarfacility,LimaSite85(onLaotianmountaintop).

OperationSureThing:28-dayoffensivebyUS&SouthVietnamesebattalionsnearSaigon.

DaylightSavings

ByaslimmarginLBJdefeatsanti-warDemocratEugeneMcCarthyintheNHprimary;politicalsupportforLBJ eroding.

Sen.RobertKennedyofferssecretproposal:hewillstayoutofthepresidentialraceifLBJwillchangehiswarstrategy.

HundredsinMyLaimassacredbyCharlieCompany,1stBattalion,20thInfantryU.S.Army.

AntiwarrallyinLondonresultsin86injuredandover200arrested.10,000+ralliedpeacefully.

St.Patrick’sDay.

18 19HowardUniversity,InprotestoverROTCprogram&war;demandsAfrocentricstudies.

20LBJsignsabillremovinggoldbackingfromUSpapermoney.

SpringEquinox.

21IsraeliforcescrossJordanRivertoattackPLObases.

WorldPoetryDay.

22Announcement:Westmorelandtoberelievedofhiscommand.

23RevWalterFauntroy,is1stnon-votingcongressionaldelegatefromDC.

AerLingusFlight712crasheskilling61passengersandcrew.

LBJmeetswith“TheWiseMen”whoadvisehe“takestepstodisengage.”

SeconddayofLBJmeetingwith“theWiseMen”.

JoanBaezmarriesantiwaractivistDavidHarrisinNYC.

SuhartoofficiallysucceedsSukarnoaspresidentofIndonesia.

InitialreportbyparticipantsatMyLai:69NLFsoldierswerekilled;nomentionofciviliancausalities.

StudentsseizebuildingatBowieStateCollegeinMaryland.

Leavenworth-Capt.Levyputin"disciplinarysegre-gation"rforrefusaltoteachSpecialForcesgoingtoVietnam.

LBJdecidesnottoseekre-election;alsoannouncesapartialbombinghalt.

Army: courtmartial of Pfc.MikeNelson after he “complained to his Congressman on the treatment of

troopson-base”.Pvt.GeorgeDavissentencedto4yearsatHardLaborforrefusaltogotoVietnam.Fort

Jackson-RobertTaterandStevenKlinethreatenedwithcourtmartialforantiwaragitation.

Women’sHistoryMonth.

March 2018 AsoldieroutsideaburninghutinMyLai.ThepictureprovidescontextforthehorrificeventsofMarch16,1968.CreditRonHaberle,courtesyofNationalArchives

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TheU.S.1stCavalryDiv.beginsOperationPegasustoreopenRoute9,reliefroutetobesiegedMarinesatKheSanh.

EasterSunday.

SenatorEugeneMcCarthywinsDemocraticprimaryinWisconsin.

Navycourt-martialsPO/3DennisCiesielskiforrefusaloforderstoVietnam.

MartinLutherKing,Jr.,assassinatedinMemphis,TNexactlyoneyearafterhis“BeyondVietnam”speech.

BerlinBrigadeis“lockeddown”toprotectGIsfromantiwarleafletters.

LBJorders5,000troopstoChicagotocombatan"insurrection”;deathofBlackPantherBobbyHuttoninOaklandshootout.

ThesiegeofKheSanhbaseendswithwithdrawalofNVAtroops;USthensecretlyshutsdownthebase.

FortOrd:militarywillcourtmartialPvt.KennethStolteandPFCDanielAmickforpassingoutanti-warleaflets.

EqualPayDay.

DefenseSect.ClarkClifford:Westmoreland'srequestfor206,000moresoldierswillnotbegranted.

DayofHolocaustRemembrance(YomHashoah).

BerkeleyCAanti-wardemo;brutalactionsofpoliceinBerkeleysparkglobaloutcry.

TaxDay.

PO/3DennisCiesielski:1-yearhardlabor;badconductdischargeforrefusingtoboardshiptoVietnam.

FortSill:Pvt.AndyStappisgivenundesirabledischargeforantiwaractivity.

EarthDay.

BealeAFB:JeffreyBealegiven"undesirabledischarge"forhungerstrikeinoppositiontotheVietnamWar.

25 26Amillioncollege&highschoolstudentsboycottclassinoppositiontothewar.

27AntiwarmarchinChicagoendsinpoliceattack;200,000studentsinNYCboycottclasses;GIsforPeaceMarchinSF.

"Hair"opensatBiltmoreTheaterNYCfor1750

performances.

TheBattleofDaiDoorDongHaalongtheDMZ.

VietnamDayofLiberatingtheSouth(1975).

April4-11Uprisingsin125UScitiesinresponsetoKing’sassassination;Armyreservesarecalled-up.

April23-30StudentdemonstratorsatColumbiaUniversityinNYCprotestColumbia’sinstitutionaltiestothe

InstituteforDefenseAnalyses(IDA),weaponsresearchthinktankaffiliatedwiththePentagonaswellasits

plantobuildagyminHarlem.NationalSexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.

April 2018 AndrewYoung(left)andothersonbalconyoftheLorrainepointingtowheretheshotoriginatedwhileMartinLutherKingliesattheirfeet.(JosephLouwphoto)

AirForcegivesGeorgeEdwards1-yearhardlabor,dishonor-abledischarge,forrefusaltogotoVietnam.

MayDay.

Goldreachesthenrecordhigh($39.35perounce)inLondon.

BraniffFlight352crashesnearDawson,Texas,killingall85.

TheNLFlaunches"MiniTet":seriesofrocketandmortarattacksagainstSaigonand119cities.

CincoDeMayo.

6Streetbattlebetweenstudents&troopsinParis,1,000injured.

7 PulitzerprizeawardedtoWilliamStyron(ConfessionsofNatTurner).

8 9 10PeacetalksbetweenUSandtheDRVopeninParis.

11Students&policebattleinParis,100sinjured.

12"MarchofPoor"ledbyRev.RalphAbernathyreachWashington,D.C.

13Parisstudentdemos;1millionmarchthroughthestreetsofParis.

Mother’sDay.

BeatlesannounceformationofAppleCorp.

AtornadostrikesJonesboro,Arkansas,killing36.

Earthquakekills47inJapan.

Cantonsville9,burn378draftfileswithnapalm.

NigerianforcescapturePortHarcourtandformaringaroundtheBiafrans.

20 USSRperformsnucleartest(underground).

FortOrd:KenStolte&DanAmickgiven4yearshardlabor&dishonorabledischargefordisloyalty.

FLQseparatistsbombtheU.S.consulateinQuebecCity.

30-50,000attendmeetingofUnionNationaledesÉtudiantsdeFrance(NationalUnionoftheStudentsofFrance).

MemorialDay.

UNvotessanctionsonwhite-minority-ruledRhodesia.

30DeGaulledisbandsFrenchParliament.WestGermanParliamentacceptsemergencycrisislaw.

May1968:punctuatedbydemonstrationsandmassivegeneralstrikesaswellasuniversityandfactoryoccupationsacrossFrance.

May 2018

CatonsvilleNine,afterburning378draftfileswithnapalminCantonsville,Maryland:Daniel&PhilipBerrigan,MarjorieBradford&TomMelville,MaryMoylan,DavidDurst,JohnHogan,TomLewis,&GeorgeMisch.

Simon&Garfunkel's"MrsRobinson"hits#1.

3RadicalfeministValerieSolanasshootsandwoundsAndyWarhol.

4RobertKennedy,with 88% votingforhim&rivalanti-warcandidateMcCarthy,winstheCADemocraticprimary.

5SirhanSirhanshootsBobbyKennedy,whodiesnextday.WorldEnvironmentDay.

6Navycourtmartial,hearingforFredPatrick:conscientiousobjectiontowar,validdefensevs.chargeofAWOL.

7850womenmachinistsattheFordfactoryinDagenham,UKgoonstrikeoverunequalpay.

8NewcolonialconstitutionforBermudaadopted.

10 11 12

BostonjuryconvictsDr.Spock,3others,ofconspiringtoviolatetheSelectiveServiceAct.

JohnLennonandYokoOnoplantanacornatConventryCathedral.

MalayanCommunistsbegin2ndinsurgency;stateofemergencyre-imposedinMalaysia.

Father’sDay.

SupremeCourtbansracialdiscriminationinsale&rentalofhousing.

50,000participateinSolidarityDayMarchofPoorPeople'sCampaign.

Juneteenth.

SupremeCourtChiefJusticeEarlWarrenresigns.

WarinVietnambecomesthelongestwarinAmericanhistory.

ResurrectionCityinWashington,D.C.closedpermanently.

IwoJima&BoninIslandsreturnedtoJapanafter23yearsoccupationbytheUnitedStatesNavy.

LudvikVaculikpublishes"Manifestof2000words",promotingPragueSpringreforms

DanielEllsbergindictedforleakingPentagonPapers.

LockheedC-5GalaxyheavymilitarytransportaircraftfirstfliesintheU.S.

LGBTQAIMonth.

June 2018 Standingwithco-defendants(WilliamSloaneCoffinJr.MichaelFerber,andMitchellGoodman)famedpediatricianDr.BenjaminSpock(secondfromleft)talkstonewsmenhereJune14thaftertheywereconvictedbyafederaljuryofconspiringtocounselyoungmentoevadethedraft.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1

WestmorelandreplacedasU.S.commanderinVietnambyGeneralCreightonW.Abrams.

ElAlIsraeliairlinerhijackedtoAlgeriabythePopularFrontfortheLiberationofPalestine(PFLP).

Independence

FranceperformsnucleartestatMururoaatoll.

Israeli-EgyptianartilleryduelalongSuezCanal.

9 10 11 12

USSRperformsnucleartestatEasternKazakh/SemipalitinskUSSR.

Frenchgovernment-CouvedeMurvilleforms.

BastilleDay.

15 16 17SaddamHusseinbecomesViceChairmanoftheRevolutionaryCouncilinacoupinIraq.

18SemiconductorcompanyIntelisfounded.NelsonMandelaInternationalDay.

19 20The1stInternationalSpecialOlympicsSummerGamesareheldinChicago,Il.

Anti-racistinsurrectioninClevelandresultsin11,including3policeofficers,killed.

PopePaulVIencyclical“OnTheRegulationofBirth”-anti-contraception.

SouthVietnamoppositionleaderTrươngĐìnhDzu

callsforcoalitiongovt.,given5yearshardlabor

27Anti-racistdemonstrationinGary,Indiana.

GramParsonsrefusestoplay

withtheByrdsinSouthAfrica.

ThePhoenixassassinationprogramisestablishedtocrushthesecretNLFinfrastructureinSouthVietnam.

US,Britain,USSR&58nationssignNuclearNonproliferationTreaty.

July 2018 ThePhoenixProgramwasaCIAcreationinVietnam.ItconsistedbasicallyofassassinationsquadswhichaimedtophysicallyeliminateNLFleaders.

7.6CasiguranearthquakeinthePhilippineskillsatleast207andinjures261.

100,000attendNewportPop

Festival,CostaMesa,California.

Republican

Conventionin

Miamibegins.

HiroshimaDay.

Anti-racist

demonstrationinMiami.

NagasakiDay.

Anti-racist demos

inMiami, Chicago,&LittleRock.

12 13 14 15

USSRperformsnucleartestatSaryShagan.

16 17 18

19 20 21

PragueSpringendsas750,000WarsawPacttroopsand6,500tankswith800planesinvadeCzechoslovakia.

Killeen,TX:5OleoStrutcoffeehousestaffchargedwithpossessionofillegaldrugs.

100+BlackGIsatFortHood,TXprotestbeingsentfor"riotcontrol"dutytoChicagofortheDemocraticconvention

DemonstrationsbeginatDemocraticConventioninChicago

JohnG.Mein,US

AmbassadortoGuatemala,isassassinatedinGuatemalaCity.

DemonstrationsatDemocraticConventionculminatein“policeriot”.

12,000diein7.8

quakedestroys60,000buildingsinNEIran.

August5-8RepublicanNationalConventioninMiamiBeachnominatesRichardNixon,whopledgesthathe

willendtheVietnamWarassoonashetakesoffice.AlineoftankshassealedoffMiamiBeachfrom

demonstrationstakingplaceinMiami.

August26-30DemocraticNationalConventioninChicagonominatesHubertHumphrey,asthepolice

confront10,000+protestorsinwhattheKernerCommissionlatertermeda“policeriot”.

August 2018 1968,attheDemocraticNationalConventioninChicago,thousandsofVietnamWarprotestersbattlepoliceinthestreets,whiletheDemocraticPartyfallsapartoverdisagreementsaboutthewarinVietnam.

Earthquakein

Iran,2,000killed.

Vietnam

NationalDay

(1945independence

fromFrance).

LaborDay.

NigeriantroopsconquerAbaBiafra.

NucleartestinEasternUSSR.

InAtlanticCity,150membersofNewYorkRadicalWomenprotestMissAmericaPageant.

9 10RoshHashanah

(NewYear’sDay).

11 12AlHijra(NewYear’sDay).

AlbanialeavesWarsawPact.

13 USSR'sZond5islaunchedon1stcircumlunarflight.

16MexicanIndependenceDay(1810).

17TheMaryleboneCricketClubtourofSouthAfricaiscancelled.

18 19YomKippur.

20 21FortHood-5oftheFtHood43foundguiltyoffailuretoreportforreveille.

22AutumnEquinox.

23ProclamationoftheRepublicofPuertoRicoinrevoltagainstSpain(1868).

24USperformsnucleartestatNevadaTestSite.

25 26 27 283moreoftheFortHood43sentencedtohardlabor.

29Greekreferendumresultsinmorepowertomilitaryjunta.

The900thU.S.aircraftshotdownoverNorthVietnam.

VietnamGIreportsthatthestockadeatFortLeonardWoodissoovercrowdedthatthere’sawaitinglist!

Samestoryaselsewhere--GIsaregoingAWOLinever-increasingnumbers.Thereare135menawaitingtrial

wholiveinregularbarracks,pullingsoftduty--andthey’reevengettingpasses.

September 2018 SomeofheFortHood43whorefusedorderstogotoChicagoduringtheDemocraticConventioninAugust.Fromleft,Pfc.ErnestBess,Atty.MichaelKennedy,Pfc.GuySmith,Sp/4AlbertHenry,Pvt.ErnestFrederick,Sgt.RobertRucker,Sp/4TollieRoyal.October1968atFortHood,Texas.

FortDix-Spec/4AllenMyersacquittedofhandingout“subversive”literature.

2MexicoCitystudentdemoendsinbloodbath,hundredskilled,moreinjured,and1300+arrested.

3IuanFranciscoVelascoAlvaradoseizespowerinmilitarycoupinPeru.

4 5PolicebatoncivilrightsdemonstratorsinDerry,NorthernIrelandmarkingthebeginningofTheTroubles.

7OperationSealord:largestcombinednavaloperationofthewar;withover1200U.S.NavyandSouthVietnameseNavyships.

8IndigenousPeoples’Day.

9TheCatonsville9sentencedto18years;severalgounderground.GovernmentseizesoilfieldsinPeru.

10NavynurseSusanSchnalldropsflyersfromtheairforGIsforPeaceMarchonmilitarybasesinSanFranciscoBayArea:

11NASAlaunchesApollo7,thefirstmannedApollomission.NationalComingOutDay.

12GIsforPeacedemoinSanFrancisco,includingspeechbySchnallinuniformleadingtocourtmartial.DiadelaRaza.

14ThePresidiomutiny:asit-downprotestby27prisonersattheArmystockade,SanFrancisco.

15 16TommieSmithandJohnCarlosgiveBlackPowersaluteafterwinningmedalsintheOlympics;RodneyRiotsinJamaica.

17 18JohnLennon&YokoOnofined£150formarijuanapossession;USOlympicComm.SuspendsSmith&Carolos.

19DerryCitizen'sActionCommitteestagesasit-downatGuildhallSquareaspartofcivildisobediencecampaigninNorthernIreland.

U.S.releases14NorthVietnamesePOWs.

GunControlActof1968enacted.

People'sDemocracy(PD)stagesprotestatParliament,Belfast,NorthernIreland.

6ofFortHood43

singledoutfor

harsherpunish-

ment;saidtohave

playedaleading

roleindemo.

InLondon,50,000protestthewar.

USSRperformsnucleartestatSaryShagan.

30 31LBJendsbombingof North Vietnam(RollingThunder).

Halloween.

Tacoma’sShelterHalfcoffeehouse,thefifthsuchcoffeehouseinthenation,opens.TheGICivilLibertiesDefenseCommitteeissuesanappealfortelegramsofsupportonbehalfofantiwarGIs.

DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth.NationalBullyingPreventionMonth.

October 2018 PrecipitatedbythemurderofPresidiostockadeprisonerRichardBunch,andinprotestofprisonconditions,aswellasthewar,prisonersbrokeranksandsatinthegrass,singing"WeShallOvercome”.WalterPawlowski,readingdemandsduringThePresidioMutinyof1968.Photo:SteveRees

AbannedmarchinDerry,NorthIreland,bymembersoftheDerryCitizen'sActionCommittee(DCAC),isjoinedbythousands.

300,000demonstrateagainstfascistjuntainGreece.

BattlesbetweenJordanianarmy&PalestinianAlFatahforces.

DaylightSavings.

RichardNixonnarrowlydefeatsHubertHumphreyfortheUSPresidency.

LedbyThirdWorldLiberationFront(TWLF),SanFranciscoStatestudentsstrikeforEthnicStudies.ElectionDay.

USSRperformsnucleartestatNovayaZemlyaUSSR.

IanPaisleyandRonaldBuntingleadaLoyalistmarchtotheDiamondareaofDerry,NorthIreland.

11OperationCommandoHunt:tointerdictpeople&suppliesontheHoChiMinhtrail.3milliontonsofbombswillbedroppedonLaos.

1212USSupremeCourt:Eppersonv.Arkansas,declareslawbanningteachingevolutioninpublicschoolsunconstitutional.

13Craig,HomeAffairsMinister,bansallmarches,exceptingLoyalistparades,inDerry,NorthernIreland.

14National“TurninYourDraftCardDay"featuresdraftcardburning.

15 TheDerryCitizensActionCommitteedefiesabanonmarchesinDerry,NorthernIreland.

16 17PanagoulisiscondemnedtodeathforattemptingtoassassinateGreekdictatorPapadopoulos

MilitarycoupinMali,presidentModiboKeitaflees.

USperformsnucleartestatNevadaTestSite.

TransgenderDayofResilience.

21 22Beatlesrelease"Beatles"(WhiteAlbum).

Thanksgiving.

VeteransDay.

BuyNothingDay.

4menhijackPanAmFlight281fromNewYorktoHavana,Cuba.

InternationalDay

fortheElimination

ofViolenceAgainst

Women.

President-electNixonappointsHarvardprofessorHenryKissingerasNationalSecurityAdvisor.

JohnLennonandYokoOnoreleasetheir1stalbum"TwoVirgins"inUK.

WilliamE.ColbyreplacesRobertKomerasheadofCORDS(CivilOperationsandRevolutionary

DevelopmentSupport),thegroupresponsibleforthebrutalPhoenixProgram.

November27–30:1stNationalWomen'sLiberationConferenceinLakeVilla,Illinois.

NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.

November 2018 SecretaryofStateHenryKissinger,left,andPresidentRichardM.NixonafterKissingerwasswornisasthe56thsecretaryofstateintheEastRoomoftheWhiteHouseonSept.22,1973.(AssociatedPress)

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

WorldAIDSDay.1

InternationalDayofPersonsWithDisabilities.

Chanukah.

NationalDayofRemembrance&ActiononViolenceAgainstWomen(Canada).

RollingStonesreleaseBeggarsBanquet,whichcontainstheclassicsong"SympathyfortheDevil."

InternationalHumanRightsDay.

11 12OperationTaylorCommon:searchanddestroyoperationbyTaskForceYankee,of1stMarineDivision.

13BrazilianPresidentDaCostaeSilvaissuesAtoInstitucionalNúmeroCincoemegencydecree.

16RevocationoftheEdictofExpulsionofJewsfromSpainatSecondVaticanCouncil.

17 InternationalMigrantsDay.

18 19 20 21LaunchofApollo8beginsthefirstUSmissiontoorbittheMoon.

22MaoZedongstartsthe"Uptothemountainsanddowntothevillages"movement.

2382membersofUSintelligenceshipPuebloreleasedbyNorthKorea.

24 ChristmasDay.

25 26Kwanzaabegins.

27ChinaperformsnucleartestatLopNor,PRC.

28IsraeliforceslaunchanattackonBeirutairport.

30 NewYear’sEve.

By year's end, U.S. troop levels reach 549,500 with 30,000 American deaths to date; over a 1000 per month

were killed in 1968 and there were 155,536 individuals who were Away Without Leave (AWOL) from the US military. Vietnamese casualties are more difficult to come by, with estimates of 181,000+ NVA and NLF

killed and at least 40,000 civilians. U.S. Army. Ramsey Clark's Justice Department prosecutes 1,500 draft

refusal cases.

December 2018 TheHồChíMinhtrail:AlogisticalsystemthatranfromtheDemocraticRepublicofVietnam(NorthVietnam)totheRepublicofVietnam(SouthVietnam).Thesystemprovidedsupport,intheformofmanpowerandmateriel,totheNationalFrontfortheLiberationofSouthVietnam.

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