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| 1968 | Beecher, Willam |  |
| May New York Exposes the secret bombings of Cambodia |
| May New York The bombing of Cambodia is only officially acknowledged in 1973 |
| 1968 | Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 17th Mar Washington Bombing begins over Cambodia |
| 17th Mar Washington Menu or short-duration bombing of Vietcong sanctuaries, lasts for 14 months |
| 1969 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Cambodia becomes a target for Operation Arc Light |
| 1969 | Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 18th Mar 1st day of the secret bombing of Cambodia |
| 18th Mar Authorizes the secret bombing of Cambodia |
| April Orders air strikes against the Nth Vietnamese within 5 miles of the border, April-May |
| 24th April About 100 B-52s drop bombs northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border |
| 9th May News of the secret bombing of Cambodia is leaked to the New York Times |
| 1973 | Mansfield, Mike | |
| 31st May The Senate majority leader, Mike Mansfield, says: "The only way to face up to our responsibilities, the only way to do it effectively is to cut the purse strings" |
| 1973 | Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 31st May The USASenate votes to cut off funds for the bombing of Cambodia |
| 16th July The Armed Services Committee begins its hearings on the secret bombing of Cambodia |
| Aug The carpet bombing started covertly in 1970 to stop USAenemies from Vietnam using Cambodia as a base outraged the American public & crippled Cambodia |
| Aug Under pressure from Congress , the Nixon administration finally ends the bombing of Cambodia |
| 14th Aug In accordance with the congressional prohibition the USAstops bombing Cambodia |
| 15th Aug The final air strike against a target in Cambodia during the War |
