Pacification Program
Appointed Director of the US pacification program in South Vietnam
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Pentagon Papers
Has access to the complete set of documents which reveal that the Government had knowledge all along that the war would not likely be won, and that continuing the war would lead to many times more casualties than admtted. Contributes to a top-secret study of classified documents regarding the conduct of the Vietnam War that had been commissioned by Defence Secretary McNamara
Pentagon Papers
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara created the Vietnam Study Task Force on June 17, 1967, for the purpose of writing an "encyclopedic history of the Vietnam War". McNamara claimed that he wanted to leave a written record for historians, to prevent policy errors in future administrations
Pentagon Papers Analyst Coordination
Halperin works within the leadership structure coordinating analysts assigned to the Defense Department's Vietnam history.
Pentagon Papers Study Planning
Halperin helps shape the organization of the classified project examining earlier American decisions in Vietnam.
Pentagon Papers Task Force Direction
Gelb assumes a central directing role in the Defense Department task force compiling the classified Vietnam history.
Point Blank
Stars in Point Blank
Poor Peoples Campaign
King plans Poor Peoples Campaign; advocates redistribution of wealth to eradicate black poverty
Resignation of Robert McNamara
Resigns after Johnson ignores his advice to stop bombing Vietnam
Rules of Engagement
Controls targeting approval for many US operations over Laos
Shot-Noise-Limited Interferometer
Weiss demonstrates a laser interferometer whose sensitivity is limited by photon shot noise, establishing an experimental foundation for precision interferometric gravitational-wave detection.
Six Seconds in Dallas
Thompson published Six Seconds in Dallas, analyzing photographic, ballistic and eyewitness evidence and arguing that the shooting sequence was inconsistent with a single gunman.
Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Records, "Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart"
Space Registry Jurisdiction Protected
Article Eight maintained a registering state's jurisdiction and control over objects launched into outer space and personnel aboard them.
Space Sovereignty Claims Prohibited
Article Two barred nations from appropriating outer space or celestial bodies through sovereignty claims, occupation or other means.
Space Treaty Ratification Completed
The United States completed ratification of the foundational treaty governing peaceful exploration and national activities in outer space.
Standard Model
Steven Weinberg and Abdus Salam incorporated the Higgs mechanism into Glashows electroweak theory
Stennis Committee
The Stennis Committee criticizes Johnson for not increasing the bombing
Suicide
In The Dirty Dozen Bronson plays an Army death row convict conscripted into a suicide mission
The Basement Tapes
Records informal basement sessions with members of the Band.
The Dirty Dozen
In The Dirty Dozen Bronson plays an Army death row convict conscripted into a suicide mission
Thirty-Six Analyst Study
The project commissioned by McNamara develops into an eighteen-month study involving thirty-six professional analysts.
Through a Glass Clearly
Asimov published Through a Glass Clearly, a collection of five science-fiction stories.
Toby Award Cabaret Actor
Joel Grey received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for portraying the Emcee in Cabaret.
Top Secret Vietnam History
McNamara's historical project is conducted as a highly classified Defense Department study later known as the Pentagon Papers.
Trial Continued to February
After a hearing on Shaw's request, the state court continued the conspiracy case until February 1968.
Truth and Politics
Arendt published Truth and Politics, examining factual truth and political life.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
A key collaborator is producer Tony Visconti, who went on to produce the bands albums well into their second, "glam rock", phase
Victory-Ali
Terrle had called Ali Clay prior to the fight, Ali shouts at his opponent, "Whats my name, Uncle Tom ... Whats my name." Terrell suffers 15 rounds of brutal punishment, losing 13 of 15 rounds & knocked out
Vietnam Study Archival Research
McNamara authorizes a study based heavily on classified records from the Defense Department, State Department and intelligence agencies.
Vietnam Study Task Force Leadership
Halperin is named among the officials leading the Defense Department task force established to prepare the Vietnam history.
Vietnam Task Force Leadership
McNaughton is one of the Defense Department officials selected to lead the new Vietnam history task force.
Washington Space Treaty Signing Opens
The United States opened the treaty for signature in Washington alongside corresponding ceremonies in London and Moscow.
Weak Mixing
Relates electromagnetic and weak interactions through a common gauge framework whose parameters include the weak mixing angle.
Weber Davis Solar Wind Model
Co-develops the Weber-Davis model showing how a magnetized solar wind carries angular momentum away from the rotating Sun.
Why Are We in Vietnam?
"Why Are We in Vietnam?"
Young Lion Photo Session
Photographs Morrison in the Young Lion session.
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