August 25

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The Great Moon Hoax, 1835
American Revolution
David Hume dies, 1776
Automotive
Michael Schumacher makes Formula One debut, 1991
Civil War
Rebels attack at the Second Battle of Ream's Station, 1864
Cold War
Samantha Smith dies in plane crash, 1985
Crime
In Cold Blood author dies, 1984
Disaster
Hurricane David is born, 1979
General Interest
Council of Nicaea concludes, 325
Englishman swims the Channel, 1875
Paris liberated, 1944
Ted Kennedy, "liberal lion of the Senate," dies at 77, 2009
Hollywood
The Wizard of Oz debuts, 1939
Literary
Novelist Martin Amis is born, 1949
Music
Little Eva earns a #1 hit with "Loco-Motion", 1962
Old West
Outlaw Bill Doolin is killed, 1896
Presidential
Truman orders army to seize control of railroads, 1950
Sports
Gooden becomes youngest 20-game winner in history, 1985
Vietnam War
McNamara concedes that bombing is less than effective, 1967
173rd Airborne Brigade departs Vietnam, 1971
World War I
Germans burn Belgian town of Louvain, 1914
World War II
Liberation of Paris, 1944
The first casualty of the Cold War, 1945

Vietnam War

Aug 25, 1967:

McNamara concedes that bombing is less than effective

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Defense Secretary McNamara concedes that the U.S. bombing campaign has had little effect on the North's "war-making capability." At the same time, McNamara refuses a request from military commanders to bomb all MIG bases in North Vietnam. In Hanoi, North Vietnam's Administrative Committee orders all workers in light industry and all craftsmen and their families to leave the city; only persons vital to the city's defense and production were to remain.

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This Week in History, Aug 25 - Aug 31

Aug 25, 1967
McNamara concedes that bombing is less than effective
Aug 25, 1971
173rd Airborne Brigade departs Vietnam
Aug 26, 1964
Johnson receives Democratic nomination for president
Aug 26, 1967
Major George E. Day shot down over North Vietnam
Aug 26, 1968
Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago
Aug 27, 1970
Agnew meets with President Thieu in Saigon
Aug 27, 1972
U.S. aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong
Aug 28, 1966
North Vietnamese pilots being trained in Soviet Union
Aug 28, 1967
More voices raised against the war
Aug 28, 1968
DNC endorses Johnson administration platform on the war in Vietnam
Aug 28, 1972
U.S. Air Force gets its first ace since Korean War
Aug 29, 1964
Khanh steps down
Aug 29, 1971
President Nguyen Van Thieu retains control of National Assembly
Aug 29, 1972
Nixon announces another troop reduction
Aug 30, 1966
China agrees to provide aid to North Vietnam
Aug 30, 1969
Ho Chi Minh responds to Nixon letter
Aug 30, 1970
Elections held in South Vietnam
Aug 31, 1955
Dulles supports Diem's decision not to hold national election
Aug 31, 1965
Ky refuses to negotiate with the Communists
Aug 31, 1967
Senate Committee calls for stepped-up bombing
Aug 31, 1970
Thieu government maintains control of Senate
Aug 31, 1972
U.S. weekly casualty figures hit new low

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