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reichstag burns
the german reichstag burns -
Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany -
first concentration camp
the first concentration camp opened at oranienburg outside of berlin -
enabling act
enabling act gives hitler the dictatorial power -
boycott jewish shops
nazi boycott jewish opened owned shops -
burns books
nazi burn books in germany -
nazi party
nazi party declared german's only political party -
pearl harbor
japanese bomb pearl harbor, hawaii; also attack the philippnies, wake island, malaya, thailand, shanghai and midway -
war on japan
u.s. and britain declared war on japan and japanese land near singapore and enter thailand -
genrel douglas macarthur
general douglas macaruthur begins a withdrawl from manila to baatan; japanese take west island. -
naval base
manila and u.s naval base at cavite captured by the japanese. -
u.s aircraft
first u.s aircraft carrier offensive of the war as yorktown and enterprise conduct air raids on japanese bases in the gilbert and marshall islands -
USSR begins airlifting to Communist Pathet Lao forces in Laos
communist pathet lao forces in laos -
1961 Kennedy takes office
Kennedy Adminstration -
1962 United States (MACV);
sends first “military advisors” to Vietnam Cuban Missile Crisis increases Cold War tensions -
1963 Battle of Ap Bac sees Viet Cong
forces rout ARVN Buddhist monk immolates himself in protest of Diem’s policies Diem overthrown in U.S.-backed coup Kennedy assassinated; Johnson becomes president -
maddox
the u.s destroyer maddox is 123 miles with orders -
captain of u.s.s. maddox
the captain of the u.s.s. maddoax reports that his vessel has been fired on and that an attack is imminent -
congress
the u.s. congress passes the gulf of tonkin resolution, giving president johnson the power to take whatever actions he seems necessary -
prior to election day
two days before the u.s. president election vietcong mortars shell bein hoa air base near saigon -
helicopter base
A U.S. helicopter base and advisory compound in the central highlands of South Vietnam is attacked by NLF commandos -
23 killed services
A Vietcong-placed bomb explodes in a hotel in Qui Nonh, killing 23 American servicemen. -
president johnson authorizes rolling thunder
President Johnson authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder, a limited but long lasting bombing offensive. Its aim is to force North Vietnam to stop supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the South. -
series of delays
After a series of delays, the first bombing raids of Rolling Thunder are flown -
american campaign
An American campaign against North Vietnam's transport system begins. In a month-long offensive, Navy and Air Force planes hit bridges, road and rail junctions, truck parks and supply depots -
u.s. offers north vietnam
the us offers north vietnam economic aid exchange for peace -
battle in the la drang valley
The battle at Albany proved to be one of the worst defeats of an American battalion in the entire Vietnam war. Fought between November 14 and 17, 1965, the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley was the first major engagement between regular U.S. Army forces and the People's Army of Vietnam -
Iraq invades Kuwait
Saddam Hussein proclaims Kuwait as a province to Iraq. -
Operation Desert Shield begins
the first U.S. forces arrive in Saudi Arabia. -
UN authorizes any force necessary to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait
Iraqis are given to 15 January to leave Kuwait. -
Congress sends grants
Congress grants President George H. W. Bush the authority to use military force. -
Desert Storms
Desert storm begins as coalition ground forces drive on Iraq forces on Kuwait. -
Cease Fire
Iraq accepts conditions for a permanent cease fire. -
Brokered Cease Fire
the UN led by the U.S. Sec. of State, Cyrus Vance brokered a cease- fire between the Croatian government and rebel Serbs. -
First Mission
Three U.S. planes carried out the first mission to drop relief supplies over Bosnia- Herzegovina -
U.S. soldiers killed
Four U.S. soldiers were killed when a land mine was detonated underneath their vehicle. This prompted President Clinton to order Army Rangers to try to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrar Aidid. -
Downed Helicopter
Three soldiers in Somalia were killed when their helicopter was downed by a rocket propelled grenade -
U.S. rangers and delta force specialist
Eighteen US Rangers and Delta Force specialists died in a botched raid in Somalia and over 70 were wounded. In 1999 Mark Bowden published "Black Hawk Dawn," an account of the failed attempt to capture Mohammed Farrah Aidid. At least 500 Somalis were killed and 1,000 injured. -
Troops blasted
U.S. troops blasted their way out of Bakara Market -
U.S. troops blasted
US troops blasted their way out of Bakara Market in Mogadishu and left an estimated 500 Somalis dead. Dozens of cheering, dancing Somalis dragged the body of an American soldier through the streets of Mogadishu. -
Special enoy
Special U.S. envoy Robert Oakley traveled to Somalia in an attempt to revive a tentative peace agreement. -
68 dead
sixty eight people were killed when a mortar exploded in the markle market place. -
removal of heavy guns
NATO delivered an ultimatum to Bosnia Serbs to remove heavy guns encircling Sarajevo. -
arrested by police
Dusan Tadic was arrested by German police in Munich after he was recognized by refugees from the prison camps. -
fighter jet
two U.S. F-16 fighter jets downed four Serb warplanes that UN officials said had bombed an arms on a plane run