Between 75,000 and 100,000 young people, mostly from college campuses, demonstrate peacefully in Washington, D.C., at the rear of a barricaded White House. They demanded the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Vietnam and other Southeast Asian nations. Afterwards, a few hundred militants spread through surrounding streets, causing limited damage. Police attacked the most threatening crowds with tear gas.
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May 9, 1970:
Demonstrations held in Washington
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This Week in History, May 9 - May 15
- May 09, 1969
- Reporter breaks the news of secret bombing in Cambodia
- May 09, 1970
- Demonstrations held in Washington
- May 09, 1974
- House votes to initiate impeachment proceedings
- May 10, 1969
- Operation Apache Snow is launched
- May 10, 1972
- Intense air war continues over North Vietnam
- May 11, 1961
- President Kennedy orders more troops to South Vietnam
- May 11, 1969
- Paratroopers battle for "Hamburger Hill"
- May 12, 1961
- Lyndon B. Johnson visits South Vietnam
- May 12, 1971
- Heavy fighting erupts in A Shau Valley
- May 13, 1971
- Paris peace talks at standstill
- May 13, 1972
- Heavy fighting continues at Quang Tri and Kontum
- May 14, 1969
- President Nixon responds to National Liberation Front proposal
- May 14, 1970
- South Vietnamese sustain second highest casualties of war
- May 15, 1967
- U.S. positions south of the DMZ come under heavy fire
- May 15, 1970
- Air Force sergeant awarded Medal of Honor
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