Historical place archive

Hanoi in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Hanoi in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records4 event labels2 people1954–1972

Historical events in Hanoi

1954

1954
US closes its consulate
Dwight David Eisenhower · Vietnam War, 1st

The US closes its consulate. The US consulate is placed under siege to deprive it of supplies

November 1954
US closes its consulate
Dwight David Eisenhower · Vietnam War, 1st

The US closes its consulate

1972

1972
Easter
Richard Milhous Nixon · Vietnam War, 2nd

Nixon retaliates with the heaviest bombardments of the War & mines the Norths harbors

30 March 1972
Easter
Richard Milhous Nixon · Vietnam War, 2nd

Hanoi refuses concessions & launches the Easter Offensive

16 April 1972
Bombing of Hanoi
Richard Milhous Nixon · Vietnam War, 2nd

US bombers attack Hanoi, 1st raid on a North Vietnamese city by the US since 1968

19 April 1972
Bombing of Hanoi
Richard Milhous Nixon · Vietnam War, 2nd

Senate debates the bombing of Hanoi & refuses to support Nixon's policy in Vietnam

18 December 1972
Bombing of Hanoi
Richard Milhous Nixon · Vietnam War, 2nd

Nixon orders a 3 day bombing offensive against Hanoi-Haiphong, Operation Linebacker II

18 December 1972
Linebacker II
Richard Milhous Nixon · Vietnam War, 2nd

26-30 December, massive air bombing of military installations in North Vietnam

18 December 1972
Linebacker II
Richard Milhous Nixon · Vietnam War, 2nd

Orders a 3 day bombing offensive against the Hanoi-Haiphong, Operation Linebacker II

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