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Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publ
Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the larg
Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the larg
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, the commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of a military regi
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, the commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of a military regi
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.
South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries…
U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, outlawing literacy tests and other…
The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict…
The State of Singapore (flag pictured) separated from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict…
Portugal accepted a diplomatic mission from Southern Rhodesia despite objections by Britain, which had required the…
Seven Indonesian National Armed Forces officers, six of them generals, were murdered at dawn by a rebellious force in…
Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured),…
A group of ethnic Hutu military officers failed in their attempt to overthrow the Burundian government.
A group of ethnic Hutu military officers failed in their attempt to overthrow the Burundian government.
Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese…
Vietnam War: In the Battle of Gang Toi, one of the earliest battles between the two sides, Viet Cong forces repelled…
Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith (pictured), unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania with Julius Nyerere as its first president