May 19

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Lead Story
Lawrence of Arabia dies, 1935
American Revolution
New Hampshire Patriot Josiah Bartlett dies, 1795
Automotive
Smart launches U.S. road show to introduce its microcar, 2007
Civil War
Battle of Spotsylvania concludes, 1864
Cold War
Soviets ratify treaty banning nuclear weapons from outer space, 1967
Crime
The early years of species protection, 1715
Disaster
Avian flu kills young boy, 1997
General Interest
Spanish Armada sets sail, 1588
Ohio Company chartered, 1749
Hollywood
The Da Vinci Code opens, 2006
Literary
Oscar Wilde is released from jail, 1897
Music
Pete Townshend writes "My Generation" on his 20th birthday, 1965
Old West
Cynthia Ann Parker is kidnapped, 1836
Presidential
Lincoln proposes equal treatment of soldiers' dependents, 1864
Sports
Gretzky and Messier lead Oilers to championship, 1984
Vietnam War
U.S. Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team, 1964
South Vietnamese fight to open road to An Loc, 1972
World War I
Britain and France conclude Sykes-Picot agreement, 1916
World War II
Churchill and FDR plot D-Day, 1943

Vietnam War

May 19, 1964:

U.S. Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team

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The United States initiates low-altitude target reconnaissance flights over southern Laos by U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft. Two days later, similar flights were commenced over northern Laos. These flights were code-named Yankee Team and were meant to assist the Royal Lao forces in their fight against the communist Pathet Lao and their North Vietnamese and Viet Cong allies.

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This Week in History, May 19 - May 25

May 19, 1964
U.S. Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team
May 19, 1972
South Vietnamese fight to open road to An Loc
May 20, 1953
French see "light at the end of the tunnel" in Vietnam
May 20, 1969
Kennedy criticizes the "Hamburger Hill" battle
May 21, 1969
Military spokesman defends "Hamburger Hill"
May 22, 1964
Rusk warns North Vietnamese
May 22, 1969
Negotiators differ on diplomatic exchange
May 23, 1967
Congressman claims M-16 is defective
May 23, 1971
North Vietnamese infiltrators attack U.S. base
May 23, 1972
United States widens aerial campaign
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

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