History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett
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History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett |
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Updated as of 2 October 05 Today in History: On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. Quote of the Day: "In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys." A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004) Take the Ann Coulter Quiz Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out. "History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors" Teaching isn't such a novel idea
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Vietnam War Chronology
Chronology of the Vietnam War, 1954-1975
"`We Held The Day In The Palm of Our Hand': Vietnam in History and Literature" 1954 May 7 --- French surrender at Dien Bien Phu. May 8 --- Geneva conference on Indochina begins. June 26 --- Ngo Dinh Diem arrives in Saigon as premier-designate of a democratic state in southern Vietnam. July 21 --- Geneva conference ends with three ceasefires and an unsigned final declaration. September 8 --- The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization is established with an extension offering protection to Cambodia, Laos, and the Republic of Vietnam. 1955 January 1 --- U.S. aid begins flowing to the Diem government. February 12 --- U.S. advisers replace French in training Diem's army. March --- Diem defeats the sects. June 28 --- John Foster Dulles states that the United States was not a party to the Geneva "armistice agreements." August 9 --- The Diem government refuses to negotiate with the DRV concerning elections to unify the country. August 31 --- Dulles supports Diem's position concerning nation-wide elections on unification. October 23 --- Fraudulent referendum held to establish a republic and depose Bao Dai, 98.2% ballots support Diem. October 26 --- The Republic of Vietnam proclaimed with Ngo Dinh Deim as first president. 1956 April 6 --- RVN declares it under no obligation to abide by the Geneva Agreements since it did not sign the documents. Saigon turns down Hanoi's offer to negotiate. April 28 --- U.S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group officially takes over from the French in order to train ARVN. July 21 --- The time limit expires concerning the referendum on elections to unify the country. September --- The Vietnam Workers' Party, Communist, Party Central Committee declares that land reform is completed and forecasts a difficult struggle for unification. December --- Instructions from the Politburo tell Southern Cadres to persist in the political struggle, while preparing for both self defense and armed propaganda in the South.
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