My Lai Massacre

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Also Known As	Pinkville Massacre
Date	March 16, 1968 (Anniversary in 2 days)
Location	Vietnam
Participants	United States
Context	Vietnam War

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Topics

war crime Viet Cong

Timeline

Gulf of Tonkin incident

August 2, 1964 - August 4, 1964

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

August 5, 1964

Battle of Ia Drang

November 14, 1965 - November 18, 1965

See how the North Vietnamese-backed Viet Cong launched surprise attacks across South Vietnam

Tet Offensive

January 31, 1968

My Lai Massacre

March 16, 1968

Fall of Saigon

March 4, 1975 - April 30, 1975

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Seymour Hersh

American journalist

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