The Pentagon Papers: Knowledge is Power By shusney Aug 14, 1945 World War II Ends Jun 1, 1946 War starts between Viet Minh and France Jul 20, 1954 Geneva Accords Signed Oct 16, 1955 U.S. Begins Training South Vietnamese Jan 1, 1960 Vietcong Formed Nov 2, 1963 Ngo Dinh Diem is Assasinated Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy Assassinated, Johnson sworn in Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Aug 4, 1964 Daniel Ellsberg begins working for McNamara Mar 2, 1965 Rolling Thunder Bombing Campaign Begins Jun 17, 1967 Writing of Pentagon Papers begins Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive Begins Mar 16, 1968 Mai Lai Massacre Jan 15, 1969 Pentagon Papers Completed Jan 18, 1969 Nixon Sworn In Aug 15, 1969 Woodstock Music and art Fair Oct 1, 1969 Ellsberg Begins Copying The Pentagon Papers May 4, 1970 Kent State Shootings Apr 1, 1971 Ellsberg Gives Copy of the Pentagon Papers to The New York times Jun 13, 1971 Pentagon Papers Released Jun 15, 1971 Publishing Rites of The New York Times Revoked by John Michel Jun 28, 1971 Ellsberg arested Dec 26, 1971 Veterans Protest Vietnam war at the Statue of Liberty Jan 27, 1973 Paris Peace Accords signed ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam May 11, 1973 Based on Government Misconduct, Charges Against Ellsberg are Dropped Dec 1, 2006 Wiikileaks Founded Apr 5, 2010 Wikileaks publishes "Collateral Murder" supplied by Manning May 29, 2010 Bradley Maning Arrested Mar 20, 2011 Daniel Ellsberg is arrested for protesting Mannings imprisonment Jun 13, 2011 Pentagon Papers declassified 40 years after their release by Ellsberg Sep 27, 2011 Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Nov 20, 2012 Obama signs wistleblower protection act Feb 23, 2013 Manning spends 1000th day in prison
