The American cargo ship Baton Rouge Victory strikes a mine laid by the Viet Cong in the Long Tao River, 22 miles south of Saigon. The half-submerged ship blocked the route from the South Vietnamese capital to the sea. Seven crewmen were killed.
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Aug 23, 1966:
U.S. cargo ship strikes a mine near Saigon
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This Week in History, Aug 23 - Aug 29
- Aug 23, 1966
- U.S. cargo ship strikes a mine near Saigon
- Aug 23, 1968
- Communist forces renew offensive
- Aug 24, 1963
- Washington changes policy on support for President Diem
- Aug 24, 1969
- U.S. unit refuses commander's order
- Aug 24, 1970
- B-52s conduct heavy raids along the DMZ
- 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
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