| 10 May 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Operation Linebacker bombing campaign begins
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| 8 May 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Nixon orders mines placed in North Vietnamese ports
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| 1 May 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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People’s Army forces capture Quảng Trị City
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| 13 April 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Battle of An Lộc begins
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| 5 April 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Battle of Lộc Ninh opens during the Easter Offensive
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| 30 March 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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North Vietnamese Easter Offensive begins
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| 24 March 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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U.S. suspends public sessions of the Paris peace talks
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| 21 February 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Nixon begins his visit to China
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| 15 July 1971 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Nixon announces a planned visit to the People’s Republic of China
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| 23 April 1971 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Vietnam veterans return medals at the U.S. Capitol
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| 8 February 1971 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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South Vietnamese invasion of Laos begins
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| 9 May 1970 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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A mass antiwar rally follows the Cambodia incursion and Kent State killings
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| 26 April 1970 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Nixon authorizes the Cambodian ground campaign
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| 18 March 1970 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Lon Nol takes power in Cambodia amid regional escalation
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| 3 November 1969 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Nixon announces Vietnamization and appeals to a “silent majority”
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