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The Geneva Accords
Vietnam divides itself on the 17th parallel creating North and South Vietnam -
Gulf of Tonken incident
Vietnamese boats sank American subs off the coast of Tonken. Event may have been made up by US -
Operation Rolling Thunder begins
US starts operation Rolling Thunder -
1st Major Battle of the Vietnam War
Vietcong soldiers attack Song Be -
Tet Offensive
Huge Offensive made by the Vietcong soldiers, showed Vietcong still put up a fight -
My Lai Massacre
US massacre of Vietnamese people in the city of My Lai -
Richard Nixon Takes Office
Richard Nixon takes office as 37th president of the United States -
Peace talks
Peace talks go through the North and South the whole year and finally break down in December -
Cease Fire Starts
Both North and South Vietnam sign a cease fire -
Final Evacuation of the US
US finally pull out of Vietnam in a way that tired to keep the US morale up