July 7

This Day in History

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Building of Hoover Dam begins, 1930
American Revolution
Battle of Hubbardton, 1777
Automotive
Stock car driver Kenny Irwin Jr. dies in crash, 2000
Civil War
Kit Carson's campaign against the Indians, 1863
Cold War
Samantha Smith leaves for visit to the USSR, 1983
Crime
Mary Surratt is first woman executed by U.S. federal government, 1865
Disaster
Tanker accident causes deadly fire, 1987
General Interest
The impeachment of Senator Blount, 1797
U.S. occupies Iceland, 1941
Female cadets enrolled at West Point, 1976
O'Connor nominated to Supreme Court, 1981
Terrorists attack London transit system at rush hour, 2005
Hollywood
Johnny Depp stars in second Pirates of the Caribbean movie, 2006
Literary
Birthday of Sherlock Holmes' sidekick, Dr. Watson, 1852
Music
"The Stripper," by David Rose, becomes the #1 pop hit in America, 1962
Old West
Warren Earp killed in Arizona, 1900
Presidential
Future President Jimmy Carter marries, 1946
Sports
Jim Thorpe begins Olympic triathlon, 1912
Vietnam War
China announces it will provide aid to Hanoi, 1955
New ambassador arrives in Saigon, 1964
First U.S. troops withdrawn from South Vietnam, 1969
World War I
British Women's Auxiliary Army Corps is officially established, 1917
World War II
Himmler decides to begin medical experiments on Auschwitz prisoners, 1942

Vietnam War

Jul 7, 1969:

First U.S. troops withdrawn from South Vietnam

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A battalion of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division leaves Saigon in the initial withdrawal of U.S. troops. The 814 soldiers were the first of 25,000 troops that were withdrawn in the first stage of the U.S. disengagement from the war. There would be 14 more increments in the withdrawal, but the last U.S. troops did not leave until after the Paris Peace Accords were signed in January 1973.

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This Week in History, Jul 7 - Jul 13

Jul 07, 1955
China announces it will provide aid to Hanoi
Jul 07, 1964
New ambassador arrives in Saigon
Jul 07, 1969
First U.S. troops withdrawn from South Vietnam
Jul 08, 1959
First Americans killed in South Vietnam
Jul 08, 1965
Taylor resigns Saigon post
Jul 09, 1966
Soviets protest U.S. bombing of Haiphong
Jul 09, 1971
United States turns over responsibility for the DMZ
Jul 10, 1965
MiGs shot down as bombing of North Vietnam continues
Jul 10, 1967
Heavy fighting continues near An Loc and the Central Highlands
Jul 11, 1966
Public opinion approves bombing of North Vietnam
Jul 11, 1967
Senators debate U.S. policy in Vietnam
Jul 11, 1969
Thieu challenges NLF to participate in free elections
Jul 12, 1965
First Marine wins Medal of Honor
Jul 12, 1966
North Vietnam urged to treat U.S. POWs better
Jul 13, 1968
Rockefeller announces new peace proposal
Jul 13, 1969
Wallace criticizes Nixon's handling of the war

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