August 27

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George Eyston breaks own automobile land speed record, 1937
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Red Scare dominates American politics, 1952
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NFL star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case, 2007
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The Battle of Brooklyn, 1776
Mountbatten killed by IRA, 1979
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Roman Holiday opens, featuring Hepburn’s first starring role, 1953
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Theodore Dreiser is born, 1871
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Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies, 1967
Old West
Tycoon William Ralston drowns, 1875
Presidential
LBJ is born, 1908
Sports
Henderson steals his way to a record, 1982
Vietnam War
Agnew meets with President Thieu in Saigon, 1970
U.S. aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong, 1972
World War I
Romania enters World War I, 1916
World War II
Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR, 1941

Vietnam War

Aug 27, 1972:

U.S. aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong

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In the heaviest bombing in four years, U.S. aircraft flatten North Vietnamese barracks near Hanoi and Haiphong as part of ongoing Operation Linebacker I, part of President Nixon's response to the NVA Easter Offensive. Planes also hit bridges on the northeast railroad line to China. In an associated action, four U.S. ships raided the Haiphong port area after dark, shelling to within two miles of the city limits. As the U.S. ships withdrew from the area, the cruiser USS Newport News sank one of two North Vietnamese patrol boats in pursuit, and destroyer USS Rowan set the other on fire.

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This Week in History, Aug 27 - Sep 2

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
Sep 01, 1966
De Gaulle urges the United States to get out of Vietnam
Sep 01, 1968
Fighter pilot nominated for Medal of Honor
Sep 01, 1970
McGovern-Hatfield amendment defeated in the Senate
Sep 02, 1969
Ho Chi Minh dies
Sep 02, 1972
47th North Vietnamese MiG shot down

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