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Geneva Peace Conference
Vietnam got divided into north and south. Communist government led by Ho Chi Minh was set up in the North with its capital in Hanoi, A non-communist government led by President Diem controlled the South and had it’s capital in Saigon. -
First Americans to die in the Vietnam War
Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sargeant Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans to die in the Vietnam War during the guerilla strike at Bienhoa -
Vietcong Formed (National Liberation Front for South Vietnam)
The Viet Cong or National Liberation Front (NLF), was a political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War (1959–1975) -
Vice President Johnson Tours Saigon
The vice president of the U.S tours Saigon which is a city in Vietnam. -
Bombing Raids
Bombing raids on North Vietnam commence referred to as 'Operation Rolling Thunder'. The air raids continue for three years. ON the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrive in Vietnam. Battle of Ia Drang Valley. Students at American Universities start to strongly protest against the US policy in Vietnam -
US troops sent to Vietnam
Over 200,000 US troops were sent to vietnam -
B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. -
Operation Breakfast
Nixon authorises the covert bombing of Cambodia in an attempt to destroy supply routes. Also the dealth of Ho Chi Minh
