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The Miranda rights are established, 1966
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Lafayette arrives in South Carolina, 1777
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First auto race held from Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, 1895
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Grant swings toward Petersburg, 1864
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"Pentagon Papers" damage credibility of Cold War policy, 1971
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Jurors begin deliberations in Susan Polk trial, 2006
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Hurricane Agnes is born, 1972
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Alexander the Great dies, 323 B.C.
Peasant army marches into London, 1381
Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court, 1967
Pioneer 10 departs solar system, 1983
Tutu meets with Botha, 1986
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Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita released, 1962
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Dorothy Sayers is born, 1893
Music
Linda Ronstadt has her first #1 hit on the country-music charts, 1975
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Meriwether Lewis reaches the Great Falls, 1805
Presidential
Thomas Jefferson subpoenaed in Aaron Burr's treason trial, 1807
Sports
Christy Matthewson throws second no-hitter, 1905
Vietnam War
The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers", 1971
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sign new peace agreement, 1973
World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm concludes meeting with Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914
World War II
Germans launch V-1 rocket attack against Britain, 1944

Vietnam War

Jun 13, 1973:

Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sign new peace agreement

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Representatives of the original signers of the January 27 cease-fire sign a new 14-point agreement calling for an end to all cease-fire violations in South Vietnam. Coming at the end of month-long negotiations between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the settlement included an end to all military activities at noon on June 15; an end to U.S. reconnaissance flights over North Vietnam and the resumption of U.S. minesweeping operations in North Vietnamese waters; the resumption of U.S. talks on aid to North Vietnam; and the meeting of commanders of opposing forces in South Vietnam to prevent outbreaks of hostilities. Fighting had erupted almost immediately after the original cease-fire that had been initiated as part of the Paris Peace Accords. Both sides repeatedly violated the terms of the cease-fire as they jockeyed for position and control of the countryside. This new agreement proved no more effective than the original peace agreement in stopping the fighting, which continued into early 1975 when the North Vietnamese launched a massive offensive that overran South Vietnam in less than 55 days. The war was finally over on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon.

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This Week in History, Jun 13 - Jun 19

Jun 13, 1971
The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers"
Jun 13, 1973
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sign new peace agreement
Jun 14, 1968
Dr. Spock convicted for aiding draft resisters
Jun 14, 1969
U.S. command announces troop withdrawal
Jun 15, 1964
Johnson decides against submitting resolution to Congress
Jun 15, 1965
U.S. planes bomb North Vietnam
Jun 16, 1961
Kennedy agrees to send instructors to train troops
Jun 16, 1965
More troops to be sent to Vietnam
Jun 16, 1970
Communists isolate Phnom Penh
Jun 17, 1969
North Vietnamese reoccupy Ap Bia Mountain
Jun 17, 1972
Watergate burglars arrested
Jun 18, 1965
SAC B-52s are used for the first time in South Vietnam
Jun 18, 1966
Westmoreland requests more troops
Jun 19, 1965
Ky becomes premier of South Vietnam
Jun 19, 1968
South Vietnamese president signs general mobilization bill

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