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The 2 mile (3,520 yards, [1] 10,560 feet, or exactly 3,218.688 metres) is a historic running distance. Like the mile run , it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in the United States and United Kingdom .
Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam (Vietnamese) Flag Emblem Motto: Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc "Independence – Freedom – Happiness" Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca "The Song of the Marching Troops" Show globe Show map of ASEAN Location of Vietnam (green) in ASEAN (dark grey) Capital Hanoi 21°2′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.850°E ...
The South Vietnamese released a captured PAVN/VC strategy document, COSVN Directive No 55, that outlined a return to traditional guerilla warfare and propaganda. [99] 14 December. The U.S. 23rd Infantry Division killed 53 PAVN/VC in a six hour long battle 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of My Lai. [5]: 323 15 November
Vietnam was partitioned at the 17th parallel in 1954. Bảo Đại (1949–1955). Abdicated as emperor (constitutional monarch) in 1945 following surrender of Imperial Japanese occupying forces at the end of World War II, later serving as head of state to 1955. 1955–1975 Republic of Vietnam (Việt Nam Cộng Hòa).
This is a timeline of Vietnamese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Vietnam. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Prehistory ...
Dau Tieng helipads, 23 September 1967 Air controllers of the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry calling in aircraft to lift troops for redeployment, 18 February 1970. The base was established in October 1966.