Topic: Vietnam War

Sep 3,

1950

Into the Quagmire: First U.S. Military Assistance Group Arrives in Vietnam

Apr 28,

1960

Newly Formed SDS Holds “Act Now” Conference on Human Rights in the North

Aug 2,

1964

First Gulf of Tonkin Incident — Government Lies to Justify Vietnam Escalation

Mar 24,

1965

First Vietnam War Teach-in at University of Michigan

Apr 17,

1965

First Big Anti-Vietnam War March on Washington

Aug 12,

1965

Dr. Martin Luther King Opposes Vietnam War

Oct 15,

1965

David Miller First to Publicly Burn His Draft Card in Vietnam War Protest

Nov 27,

1965

Tens of Thousands of Vietnam War Protesters Picket the White House

Mar 31,

1966

Anti-Vietnam War Protesters Burn Draft Cards, Head to Supreme Court

Apr 23,

1966

Famed Boxer Muhammad Ali Refuses Induction; Applies for CO Status

Aug 16,

1966

Disorder Erupts as HUAC Investigates Anti-Vietnam War Movement

Feb 23,

1967

“The Responsibility of Intellectuals:” Noam Chomsky Criticizes Pro-Vietnam War Intellectuals

Apr 24,

1967

Gen. Westmoreland Blames War Protesters for Lack of Progress in Vietnam War

Jun 17,

1967

Secretary of Defense McNamara Authorizes Pentagon Papers

Sep 27,

1967

“A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority,” Key Anti-Vietnam War Protest, Published

Oct 20,

1967

1,000 Draft Cards Turned in to Justice Department in Vietnam War Protest

Oct 21,

1967

100,000 March on Pentagon to Protest Vietnam War

Dec 22,

1967

CIA Delivers Second Report on Anti-War Dissent

Jan 5,

1968

CIA Sends President Johnson Third Report on Student Dissent

Jan 5,

1968

Dr. Spock, Four Others, Indicted for Anti-War Conspiracy

Apr 26,

1968

“Fuck the Draft” – Robert Paul Cohen Arrested

Jun 14,

1968

Dr. Spock, Three Others Convicted of Conspiracy to Obstruct the Draft

May 9,

1969

The Road to Watergate Begins: NY Times Exposes Secret Bombing of Cambodia; President Nixon Orders Illegal Wiretapping

Jul 11,

1969

Dr. Spock’s Conviction for Conspiracy to Oppose Vietnam War Draft Overturned

Oct 1,

1969

Daniel Ellsberg Begins Illegal Copying of the “Pentagon Papers”

Nov 19,

1969

Nixon White House Tries to Explain Phone Calls to TV Stations

Jan 2,

1970

Court Rules Punitive Draft Reclassification of Vietnam War Protesters Illegal

Feb 26,

1970

Army to End Monitoring Peaceful Protests

Apr 2,

1970

Massachusetts Declares Vietnam War Unconstitutional

May 1,

1970

Massive Nationwide Student Strike Protests Cambodian Invasion in Vietnam War

May 4,

1970

Kent State: Ohio National Guard Shoots and Kills Four Anti-Vietnam War Protesters

Jun 3,

1970

ACLU Calls Vietnam War Unconstitutional — Cites Lack of Declaration of War

Jun 5,

1970

President Nixon Demands Action on Anti-War Protests: Abuses Follow

Jun 19,

1970

2nd Circuit: Legality of Vietnam War a “Political Question,” Not a Constitutional Issue

Jul 14,

1970

President Nixon Approves Huston Plan for Violations of Americans’ Rights

Nov 9,

1970

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Constitutionality of Vietnam War

Mar 2,

1971

Daniel Ellsberg Meets with NY Times, Discusses Giving Them The Pentagon Papers

Mar 9,

1971

Want Government Secrets? Read The New York Times, Say Ex-National Security Expert

Apr 5,

1971

Senator Hatfield Places Vietnam War Crimes Testimony in Congressional Record

Apr 25,

1971

Rep. Ron Dellums Holds Hearings on U. S. War Crimes in Vietnam

Jun 7,

1971

“Fuck the Draft” Ruled Protected Speech

Jun 13,

1971

Vietnam War Secrets Revealed: New York Times Publishes the Pentagon Papers

Jun 15,

1971

Injunction Stops Publication of Pentagon Papers – Landmark Court Case Ahead

Jun 30,

1971

Landmark Freedom of the Press Victory: Supreme Court Strikes Down Pentagon Papers Injunction

Dec 29,

1971

Ellsberg, Russo Indicted for Stealing Pentagon Papers

Mar 23,

1973

U.S. Orders Beatle John Lennon Out of U.S. Within 60 Days

Jul 25,

1973

Federal Judge Orders Halt to U.S. Military Actions in Cambodia

Aug 4,

1973

Supreme Court Refuses to Halt U.S. Military Operations in Cambodia

Jun 25,

1974

U.S. Flag with Peace Symbol is Protected Speech

Sep 16,

1974

President Ford Offers Conditional Amnesty to Vietnam War Protesters

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