The US closes its consulate. The US consulate is placed under siege to deprive it of supplies
Historical place archive
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.
The US closes its consulate. The US consulate is placed under siege to deprive it of supplies
The US closes its consulate
Nixon retaliates with the heaviest bombardments of the War & mines the Norths harbors
Hanoi refuses concessions & launches the Easter Offensive
US bombers attack Hanoi, 1st raid on a North Vietnamese city by the US since 1968
Senate debates the bombing of Hanoi & refuses to support Nixon's policy in Vietnam
Nixon orders a 3 day bombing offensive against Hanoi-Haiphong, Operation Linebacker II
26-30 December, massive air bombing of military installations in North Vietnam
Orders a 3 day bombing offensive against the Hanoi-Haiphong, Operation Linebacker II
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