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My Lai Trial

United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1970Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1970

William Calley Jr12 November 1970

Fort Benning · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Goes on trial for charges connected with the My Lai massacre

Names involved

William Calley Jr

Provenance

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