jun 1, 1971 - The Pentagon Papers
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Documents leaked to the press by a whistle named Daniel Ellsberg, a former Department of Defense analysts. the report had said the government had lied to the American public about the war. we had been told we where fighting to stop the spread of communism, but the real reason we where fighting was to avoid a humiliating defeat.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 1, 1971
Now
~ 54 years ago