The Battle of Battle of Cửa Việt took place one day prior to the Vietnam War supposed cease fire coming into effect as the ARVN and South Vietnamese Marines, supported by US air cover, attempted to retake the port of Cửa Việt in Quang Tri Province. The battle spilled on over to January 31 before it concluded.
Late war efforts such as this were also common to the Korean War.
The effort was unsuccessful.
The battle was also telling. The effort relied upon US air cover, in this instance supplied by the Navy and Air Force.
The peace was supposed to take effect immediately, but never really did.
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation went into effect.
Screen legend Edward G. Robinson, who is principally remembered for playing tough guys in the movies of the 30s and 40s, died at age 79.
Robinson was born Menashe Goldenberg in Bucharest to a Jewish Romanian family in 1893. The family moved to the United States in 1904. He joined the U.S. Navy in World War One, and served stateside. He was already acting before the war, although he'd originally planned on being a lawyer. He acted up into 1972.
