September 16

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Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation, 1932
American Revolution
Battle of Harlem Heights restores American confidence, 1776
Automotive
William Durant creates General Motors, 1908
Civil War
Confederate General Custis Lee is born, 1832
Cold War
United Nations essay contest angers Soviets, 1950
Crime
Murder in Illinois, 1845
Disaster
Killer quake shakes Iran, 1978
General Interest
Mayflower departs England, 1620
Mexican War of Independence begins, 1810
Maria Callas dies, 1977
Massacres at Sabra and Shatila, 1982
Hollywood
Frasier debuts, 1993
Literary
James Alan McPherson is born, 1943
Music
Opera star Maria Callas dies, 1977
Old West
Settlers race to claim land, 1893
Presidential
Franklin Roosevelt approves military draft, 1940
Sports
Leonard knocks out Hearns to unify middleweight title, 1981
Vietnam War
U.S. Ambassador in Saigon warns that situation is worsening, 1960
Nixon announces the withdrawal of a further 35,000 troops from Vietnam, 1969
World War I
Hindenburg gives order to strengthen German defenses , 1916
World War II
United States imposes the draft, 1940

Vietnam War

Sep 16, 1969:

Nixon announces the withdrawal of a further 35,000 troops from Vietnam

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President Richard Nixon announces the second round of U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam. This was part of the dual program that he had announced at the Midway conference on June 8 that called for "Vietnamization" of the war and U.S. troop withdrawals, as the South Vietnamese forces assumed more responsibility for the fighting. The first round of withdrawals was completed in August and totaled 25,000 troops (including two brigades of the 9th Infantry Division). There would be 15 announced withdrawals in total, leaving only 27,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam by November 1972.

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This Week in History, Sep 16 - Sep 22

Sep 16, 1960
U.S. Ambassador in Saigon warns that situation is worsening
Sep 16, 1969
Nixon announces the withdrawal of a further 35,000 troops from Vietnam
Sep 17, 1970
PRG presents a new peace plan
Sep 17, 1972
Hanoi releases three POWs
Sep 18, 1964
North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration
Sep 18, 1969
"March Against Death" to be held in Washington
Sep 19, 1966
Pressure mounts against continued U.S. involvement in Vietnam
Sep 19, 1969
Nixon cancels draft calls for November and December
Sep 20, 1968
U.S. officials defend use of defoliants
Sep 20, 1972
U.S. planes mine waters in northern Quang Tri
Sep 21, 1961
5th Special Forces Group is activated at Fort Bragg
Sep 21, 1967
Thai troops arrive in Saigon
Sep 22, 1964
Goldwater attacks Johnson's Vietnam policy
Sep 22, 1971
Medina is acquitted of all charges

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