December 13th - December 19th
A U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52D Stratofortress from the 43rd Strategic Wing waits beside the runway at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam (USA), as a B-52G-110-BW (s/n 58-0244) from the 72nd Strategic Wing (Provisional) approaches for landing after completing a bombing mission over North Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II on 15 December 1972.
By Staff | Stars and Stripes December 13, 2020
December 13th, 1974 – Vietnam War: North Vietnam launches the Spring Offensive, which results in the capitulation of South Vietnam.
December 15th, 1945 – General MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan.
December 15th, 1978 – Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China.
December 18th, 1972 – Vietnam War: Richard Nixon announces Operation Linebacker II after peace talks with North Vietnam collapse.
December 19th, 1946 – The First Indochina War begins.