April 24

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Easter Rebellion begins, 1916
American Revolution
Phillips and Arnold launch attack on Petersburg, Virginia, 1781
Automotive
German endurance driver killed in crash, 1983
Civil War
Union issues conduct code for soldiers, 1863
Cold War
The Bandung Conference concludes, 1955
Crime
Forensic evidence is introduced in Australia, 1922
Disaster
Tornado flattens towns in Louisiana and Mississippi, 1908
General Interest
Library of Congress established, 1800
Churchill knighted, 1953
Hostage rescue mission ends in disaster, 1980
Hollywood
Jane Fonda’s first Workout video released, 1982
Literary
Sue Grafton is born, 1940
Music
Patti LaBelle makes her debut on the pop charts, sort of, 1962
Old West
Author Willa Cather dies, 1947
Presidential
Truman is briefed on Manhattan Project, 1945
Sports
Penguins defeat Capitals in marathon hockey game, 1996
Vietnam War
Westmoreland makes controversial remarks, 1967
North Vietnamese attack South Vietnamese installations, 1971
World War I
The Easter Rising begins in Dublin, 1916
World War II
Erich Raeder, commander in chief of the German navy, is born on this day, 1876
Britain begins its evacuation of Greece in Operation Demon, 1940

Vietnam War

Apr 24, 1967:

Westmoreland makes controversial remarks

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At a news conference in Washington, Gen. William Westmoreland, senior U.S. commander in South Vietnam, causes controversy by saying that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily." Though he said that, "Ninety-five percent of the people were behind the United States effort in Vietnam," he asserted that the American soldiers in Vietnam were "dismayed, and so am I, by recent unpatriotic acts at home." This criticism of the antiwar movement was not received well by many in and out of the antiwar movement, who believed it was both their right and responsibility to speak out against the war.

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This Week in History, Apr 24 - Apr 30

Apr 24, 1967
Westmoreland makes controversial remarks
Apr 24, 1971
North Vietnamese attack South Vietnamese installations
Apr 25, 1964
Johnson announces appointment of Westmoreland
Apr 25, 1972
North Vietnamese Army close to cutting South Vietnam in two
Apr 26, 1971
U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam at five-year low
Apr 26, 1972
Nixon announces additional troop withdrawals
Apr 27, 1968
Humphrey announces his candidacy
Apr 27, 1972
North Vietnamese attack outskirts of Quang Tri
Apr 28, 1970
Nixon approves Cambodian incursion
Apr 28, 1972
North Vietnamese press South Vietnamese at Hue and Kontum
Apr 29, 1970
U.S.-South Vietnamese forces launch Cambodian "incursion"
Apr 29, 1971
New casualty figures released.
Apr 29, 1975
Operation Frequent Wind begins
Apr 30, 1975
South Vietnam surrenders

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