On May 10th in US Political History
Part VI
Part VI
On May 10th in 1965 Warren Buffett took control of Berkshire-Hathaway. The textile company closed at $18 per share. In 2006 shares of Berkshire-Hathaway passed $100,000 per share.
On May 10th in 1968 FBI director Hoover sent all field offices an urgent memo escalating the FBI’s attack on dissent. It authorized an operation called “Counterintelligence Program – New Left.”
On May 10th in 1969 The Battle of Hamburger Hill began and lasted to May 20. In Vietnam US military strength peaked in this year with 550,000 men. Identified on American battle maps as Hill 937. 46 Americans were killed and 400 wounded. It was one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War and it spelled the end of major American ground combat operations. The American losses at Hamburger Hill, though not the most in one single action of the war, set off a firestorm of protest in the US
On May 10th in 1970 In Cambodia Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. of Elwood City, Pa., saved his comrades and lost his own life as his unit was nearly overrun by North Vietnamese forces. On May 16, 2012, President Obama presented the US Medal of Honor to his widow.
On May 10th in 1972 US Navy pilot Randall "Duke" Cunningham shot down 3 North Vietnamese MiGs before finessing his badly damaged and burning F-4 out of enemy territory and over safe waters where he and his co-pilot ejected. In 2005 US Congressman Cunningham from San Diego plead guilty to bribery charges in defense deals.
On May 10th in 1984 The International Court of Justice said the US. should halt any actions to blockade Nicaragua's ports. The US. had already said it would not recognize World Court jurisdiction on this issue.
On May 10th in 1968 FBI director Hoover sent all field offices an urgent memo escalating the FBI’s attack on dissent. It authorized an operation called “Counterintelligence Program – New Left.”
On May 10th in 1969 The Battle of Hamburger Hill began and lasted to May 20. In Vietnam US military strength peaked in this year with 550,000 men. Identified on American battle maps as Hill 937. 46 Americans were killed and 400 wounded. It was one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War and it spelled the end of major American ground combat operations. The American losses at Hamburger Hill, though not the most in one single action of the war, set off a firestorm of protest in the US
On May 10th in 1970 In Cambodia Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. of Elwood City, Pa., saved his comrades and lost his own life as his unit was nearly overrun by North Vietnamese forces. On May 16, 2012, President Obama presented the US Medal of Honor to his widow.
On May 10th in 1972 US Navy pilot Randall "Duke" Cunningham shot down 3 North Vietnamese MiGs before finessing his badly damaged and burning F-4 out of enemy territory and over safe waters where he and his co-pilot ejected. In 2005 US Congressman Cunningham from San Diego plead guilty to bribery charges in defense deals.
On May 10th in 1984 The International Court of Justice said the US. should halt any actions to blockade Nicaragua's ports. The US. had already said it would not recognize World Court jurisdiction on this issue.
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