Existing comment:
1969
* The Art Workers' Coalition, an activist artist group, forms in New York City
* American troops in Vietnam hit their peak at 543,000
* U.S. forces sustain heavy losses at the Battle of "Hamburger Hill" (Đồi A Bia)[fig.]
* The United States lands the first man on the moon[fig.]
* Pursuing his plan of "Vietnamization," President Nixon announces gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops
* Hồ Chí Minh, the revolutionary leader and president of North Vietnam, dies
* Large demonstrations take place across the United States as part of the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
* News of the atrocities committed the year before by American soldiers at Sơn Mỹ (My Lai) breaks in the United States[fig.]
* The first televised draft lottery is held
* U.S. troop levels in Vietnam at the end of 1969: 475,200 |