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First barrel ride down Niagara Falls, 1901
American Revolution
British naval fleet attacks Norfolk, Virginia, 1775
Automotive
George Washington Bridge is dedicated, 1931
Civil War
Union General Don Carlos Buell is replaced, 1862
Cold War
Leftist Salvador Allende elected president of Chile, 1970
Crime
Marv Albert faces sentencing in sexual assault case, 1997
Disaster
Commuter trains collide in England, 1947
General Interest
Thirty Years War ends, 1648
U.N. formally established, 1945
Burton buys Liz a diamond, 1969
The Concorde makes its final flight, 2003
Hollywood
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opens, 1969
Literary
Raymond Chandler starts his last novel, 1958
Music
James Brown records breakthrough Live at the Apollo album, 1962
Old West
Western Union completes the first transcontinental telegraph line, 1861
Presidential
Truman declares war with Germany officially over, 1951
Sports
Toronto Blue Jays finally win a World Series for Canada, 1992
Vietnam War
U.S. president pledges support to South Vietnam, 1954
Manila Conference attendees issue "Declaration of Peace", 1966
World War I
Battle of Caporetto , 1917
World War II
The United Nations is born, 1945

Vietnam War

Oct 24, 1966:

Manila Conference attendees issue "Declaration of Peace"

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In Manila, President Johnson meets with other Allied leaders and they pledge to withdraw troops from Vietnam within six months if North Vietnam "withdraws its forces to the North and ceases infiltration of South Vietnam." A communiqué signed by the seven participants (Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, South Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States) included a four-point "Declaration of Peace" that stressed the need for a "peaceful settlement of the war in Vietnam and for future peace and progress" in the rest of Asia and the Pacific. After the conference, Johnson flew to South Vietnam for a surprise two-and-a-half-hour visit with U.S. troops at Cam Ranh Bay.

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This Week in History, Oct 24 - Oct 30

Oct 24, 1954
U.S. president pledges support to South Vietnam
Oct 24, 1966
Manila Conference attendees issue "Declaration of Peace"
Oct 25, 1972
Nixon suspends bombing of North Vietnam
Oct 25, 1973
Nixon vetoes War Powers Resolution
Oct 26, 1955
Diem wins referendum in South Vietnam
Oct 26, 1966
Fire breaks out on U.S. aircraft carrier
Oct 26, 1968
Big battle begins in Tay Ninh Province
Oct 27, 1966
Ambassador Harriman sent to explain Manila offer
Oct 27, 1971
Cambodian troops battle Communists north of Phnom Penh
Oct 28, 1962
Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba
Oct 28, 1964
U.S. officials deny any involvement in bombing of North Vietnam.
Oct 28, 1965
Viet Cong commandos raid U.S. airfields
Oct 29, 1969
Bobby Seale gagged during his trial
Oct 29, 1971
U.S. troop strength reaches five-year low
Oct 30, 1965
Marines repel attack near Da Nang.
Oct 30, 1970
Heavy monsoon rains hit Vietnam

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