Lam Son 719 Support
Supports South Vietnamese operations in Laos without US ground troops crossing the border
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February
Lam Son 719 Support
Supports South Vietnamese operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos
Operation Lam Son 719
Participates in White House planning and review of the Laos operation
Operation Lam Son 719
Backs the South Vietnamese operation into Laos as a test of Vietnamization
US Support Command
Commands US support forces outside Laos for Operation Lam Son 719
Apollo 14 Splashdown
Returns with Mitchell and Roosa after completing the Fra Mauro lunar landing mission.
Lam Son 719 Death
Dies when a helicopter is shot down during coverage of Lam Son 719
Seabed Arms Control Treaty
The Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil is signed in Washington, Moscow and London
Invasion of Laos
US troops support South Vietnam in their invasion of Laos. The South Vietnamese are driven out with heavy casualties
Apollo 14 Descartes Photography
Attempts high-resolution photography of the Descartes region, later selected for Apollo 16.
Apollo 14 Orbital Science
Conducts photography and other orbital science while Shepard and Mitchell explore Fra Mauro.
Apollo 14 Trans-Earth Injection
Pilots Kitty Hawk during the return phase as Apollo 14 departs lunar orbit for Earth.
Pentagon Papers
In February 1971, Ellsberg discussed the study with The New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan, and gave 43 of the volumes to him in March
Pentagon Papers
In February 1971, Ellsberg discussed the study with The New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan, and gave 43 of the volumes to him in March
March
Death of Harold Lloyd
Death of Harold Lloyd
Nuclear Arms Control
Fourth round of SALT talks begin in Vienna
SALT
4th round of the nuclear SALT talks begin in Vienna
Massacre
Convicted by a military tribunal of killing civilians at My Lai
Massacre
William Calley is sentenced to life in prison, reduced to 20 yrs
Trial
William Calley is sentenced to life in prison, reduced to 20 yrs. Convicted by a military tribunal of killing civilians at My Lai
Love Her Madly
Releases Love Her Madly as a single.
March Meeting with Ellsberg
Sheehan meets Ellsberg in March as the New York Times obtains access to the classified Vietnam study.
Meeting with Neil Sheehan
Ellsberg meets New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan in March after efforts to secure official disclosure fail.
Receipt of Pentagon Papers Volumes
Sheehan obtains extensive Pentagon Papers material that becomes the basis for the New York Times publication project.
April
Massacre
Frees Lt William Calley after his conviction of killing civilians at My Lai
Invasion of Vietnam
Nixon announces the withdrawal of a further 100,000 troops
Vietnamization
Announces on TV that "Vietnamization has succeeded"
Visit to China
A US table tennis team arrives in China
Trade Relations
The US relaxes trade & travel with China
L.A. Woman
Releases L.A. Woman.
White House Tape 485-004
John Mitchell appears with Richard Nixon in the 3-minute White House recording numbered 485-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 485-004
Richard Nixon appears with John Mitchell in the 3-minute White House recording numbered 485-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Demonstrations
Vietnam veterans return medals & military decorations in anti war protests on Capitol
Demonstrations
200,000 people attend an anti war demonstrations in Washington DC
May
Demonstrations
Anti war protest in Washington DC
White House Tape 491-014
H. R. Haldeman appears with Richard Nixon in the 28-minute White House recording numbered 491-014; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 491-014
Richard Nixon appears with H. R. Haldeman in the 28-minute White House recording numbered 491-014; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Bridge over Troubled Water
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, receives a gold record for her version of "Bridge over Troubled Water"
Federal Permanent Injunction
A federal district court permanently barred Garrison's office from continuing the pending perjury prosecution against Shaw on May 27, 1971.
June
Operation Arc Light
The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,000
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