My Lai Massacre: Timeline

1968   Vietnam War Vietnam War

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: My Lai massacre - American troops kill scores of civilians.

1969   My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley William Calley

William Laws Calley, Jr. was the U.S. Army [i] officer [i] who led the March 16 [i], 1968 [i], My Lai Massacre [i] ... 

 is charged with 6 counts of premeditated murder, for the deaths of 109 Vietnam Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia [i]. ... 

ese civilians in My Lai.

1969   Vietnam War Vietnam War

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: My Lai Massacre - Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the My Lai story.

1969   Vietnam War Vietnam War

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: The ''Cleveland Plain Dealer'' publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai massacre in Vietnam Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia [i]. ... 

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1970   My Lai massacre: The United States Army United States Army

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 charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident.

1970   Vietnam War Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the Democratic Republic of Vietnam [i] and its al ... 

: Lieutenant William Calley William Calley

William Laws Calley, Jr. was the U.S. Army [i] officer [i] who led the March 16 [i], 1968 [i], My Lai Massacre [i] ... 

 goes on trial for the My Lai massacre.

1971   Lieutenant William Calley William Calley

William Laws Calley, Jr. was the U.S. Army [i] officer [i] who led the March 16 [i], 1968 [i], My Lai Massacre [i] ... 

 is found guilty of 22 murders in the My Lai massacre and sentenced to life in prison. He is later pardoned.