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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
An American Destroyer is supposably attacked by North Vietnamese U-Boats, this one attack helps the US aid South Vietnam in the Vietnam War. -
President Johnson order Retaliation against North Vietnam
On August 5, 1964, President Johnson publicly announces retaliation against North Vietnam
"The determination of all Americans to carry out our full commitment to the people and to the government of South Vietnam will be redoubled by this outrage." One hundred minutes after his speech, US carrier-based aircraft bombed four torpedo boat bases and an oil-storage facility in Vinh, North Vietnam. -
The Saigon Hotel Bombing
2 Americans are killed in the bombing set by the Vietcong on Christmas Eve 1964, President Johnsons sways towards bombing North Vietnam -
"The Fish?" by Country Joe released, a song in protest of the Vietnam war is relased
Tons of songs in protest of the Vietnam war are released -
"Students for a Democratic society" holds a protest
A leftist student organization, Students for a Democratic Society, commonly known as SDS, called for a protest in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 17, 1965. -
President Johnsons speech “Why We Are in Vietnam”
On July 28, 1965, the President held a mid-day press conference and gave a speech titled, “Why We Are in Vietnam.” He announced the immediate escalation of troops by 180,000, with another 100,000 to follow in 1966. -
Protest by Teens in Middle America Reachs the Supreme Court
Student in Iowa decided to protest against American bombing in Vietnam by wearing black armbands to school. On the day of the protest, administrators told the students to remove the armbands, or they would be suspended. On December 16, 1965,
. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District eventually went to the Supreme Court. In February 1969 the high court ruled in favor of the students.They did not give up their First Amendment rights when they entered school property. -
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a speech in protest of the Vietnam war
One of the greatest speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., "A Time to Break Silence," was delivered at Riverside Church, New York City, on April 4, 1967. It is a statement against war in principle -
Eugene Marthy delivers his speech “Denouncing the Vietnam War”
On December 2 of 1967, Eugene McCarthy gave his “Denouncing the Vietnam War” speech in the state of Chicago, in front of the Democratic Party. He speaks out against the war in order to point out what an immoral and pointless battle that the United States were fighting. -
Nixon is elected
Winning one of the closest elections in U.S. history, Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Because of the strong showing of third-party candidate George Wallace, neither Nixon nor Humphrey received more than 50 percent of the popular vote; Nixon beat Humphrey by less than 500,000 votes. -
Vietnam Veterans against war protests
Even when most of the fighting in Vietnam was turned over to South Vietnamese forces and overall American involvement in Southeast Asia decreased, protests against the war continued. Major protests were held in Washington in 1971. Protesters included a group of men who had served in the conflict and called themselves the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. -
US and North Vietnam sign a peace agreement
America's combat role in Vietnam came to an official end with the peace agreement signed in early 1973. -
South Vietnam Collapses
In 1975, when North Vietnamese forces entered Saigon and the South Vietnamese government collapsed, the last Americans fled Vietnam in helicopters. The war was finally over.
