May 24

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Brooklyn Bridge opens, 1883
American Revolution
John Hancock becomes president of Congress, 1775
Automotive
"Thelma and Louise," featuring 1966 Ford Thunderbird, released, 1991
Civil War
Battle of North Anna continues, 1864
Cold War
John Foster Dulles dies, 1959
Crime
Lori Ann Auker disappears from a parking lot, 1989
Disaster
Riot erupts at soccer match, 1964
General Interest
Copernicus dies, 1543
What hath God wrought?, 1844
Hollywood
sex, lies and videotape wins top prize at Cannes, 1989
Literary
Joseph Brodsky is born, 1940
Music
Duke Ellington dies, 1974
Old West
Henry Plummer is elected sheriff of Bannack, Montana, 1863
Presidential
Thomas Jefferson inquires about a former flame, 1797
Sports
MLB holds first night game, 1935
Vietnam War
Goldwater suggests using atomic weapons, 1964
Soldiers place controversial ad in antiwar newspaper, 1971
World War I
British naval convoy system introduced, 1917
World War II
The Bismarck sinks the Hood, 1941
Auschwitz gets a new doctor: "the Angel of Death", 1943

Vietnam War

May 24, 1971:

Soldiers place controversial ad in antiwar newspaper

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At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, an antiwar newspaper advertisement signed by 29 U.S. soldiers supporting the Concerned Officers Movement results in controversy. The group had been formed in 1970 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of junior naval officers opposed to the war. The newspaper advertisement at Fort Bragg was in support of group's members, who had joined with antiwar activist David Harris and others in San Diego to mobilize opposition to the departure of the carrier USS Constellation for Vietnam. No official action was taken against the military dissidents at Fort Bragg and the aircraft carrier sailed on schedule from San Diego.

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This Week in History, May 24 - May 30

May 24, 1964
Goldwater suggests using atomic weapons
May 24, 1971
Soldiers place controversial ad in antiwar newspaper
May 25, 1968
Communist launch new offensive
May 25, 1969
National Democratic Front formed in Saigon
May 26, 1965
Australian troops depart for Vietnam
May 26, 1971
North Vietnamese seize Snoul, Cambodia
May 27, 1965
U.S. warships begin bombardment of Viet Cong targets
May 27, 1971
Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
May 28, 1969
U.S. troops abandon "Hamburger Hill"
May 29, 1972
United States and USSR issue a joint communique
May 30, 1966
U.S. aircraft carry out new raids
May 30, 1969
Thieu vows never to agree to a coalition government

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