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Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu
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The day the Vietnam communist army created the trail
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JFK orders the U.S troops to back up South Vietnam against the vietcong guerrilas
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(No specific date)
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Vietnamese commando's attacks two islands in the gulf of Tonkin. The U.S creates a diversion.
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president Johnson is granted the power to take whatever actions to defend south vietnam
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A long bombing attack
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US offers north vietnam economic aid for peace but gets rejected
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Johnson adds 600,000 troops. Australians and Koreans join in
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After a deserter spills plans, U.S dominates this battle
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Viet cong attacks Kne San and artillery
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one of the largest air-mobile assaults ever
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over 100 cities and towns are attacked by the vietcong
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U.S. Charlie Company kills about two hundred civilians. One member is put to court for war crimes
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president Nixon takes is elected
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U.S attacks vietcong in combodia
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133,000 soldiers stay in vietnam while the rest leave
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peace talks in Paris between the North Vietnam and the U.S don't go so well
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U.S tries again
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All countries in the war sign a cease fire
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President Nixon resigns from his position
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two U.S troops are killed by a rocket attack and all the troops head home