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The March on the Pentagon, 21 October 1967, an anti-war demonstration organized by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. During the course of the war a large segment of Americans became opposed to U.S. involvement. In January 1967, only 32% of Americans thought the US had made a mistake in sending troops. [221]
Germany was ruled by monarchs from the beginning of division of the Frankish Empire in August 843 to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in August 1806. [1] [2] [3] During most of 19th century, independent German principalities were organized into various confederations, such as the Confederation of the Rhine dominated by Napoleon (1806-1913) and the German Confederation created by the ...
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Creighton Abrams was an U.S. Army General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. Frederick C. Weyand was a U.S. Army General who was the last commander of American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1972 to 1973. Elmo Zumwalt was a U.S. admiral and commander of American naval forces in Vietnam.
South Vietnam: President North Vietnam: 30 April 1975 Fall of Saigon: The capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period to the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam [94] [95] [96] Vũ Văn Mẫu: Prime Minister
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.
German kingdom (blue) in the Holy Roman Empire around 1000. This is a list of monarchs who ruled over East Francia, and the Kingdom of Germany (Latin: Regnum Teutonicum), from the division of the Frankish Empire in 843 and the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 until the collapse of the German Empire in 1918:
Distress over entry of German troops into Hungary [112] [113] Alexandros Koryzis Greece: 1941: German invasion of Greece [114] Joseph Goebbels Germany: 1945: No: Gunshot or cyanide: Defeat in European theatre of World War II [115] [116] Fumimaro Konoe Japan: 1945: Cyanide: Accused of war crimes [117] Milan Nedić (disputed) Serbia: 1946: Jumped ...