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Nixon supports troop involvement
Vice President Richard Nixon suggests putting US soldiers in Vietnam to prevent Communist expansion in Asia -
First American deaths
Two military advisors are killed by Viet Minh guerilla soldiers in a raid at Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. -
Viet Cong formed
The NL/F and its Viet Cong military wing funded by North Vietnamese government and staffed by Ex-Viet Minh guerilla soldiers from the South. -
Johnson visits South Vietnam
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits South Vietnam and offers military and economic aid. -
Diem overthrown
With U.S. encouragement, South Vietnamese General Duong Van Minh overthrows the Diem regime, and the following day he orders the execution of Diem and his brother. -
First North Vietnam bombing
The U.S. bombs North Vietnam for the first time in retaliation for assaunt by Vietnamese gunboats. -
Penalties for draft-dodging
U.S. Congress passes an amendment to the Selective Service Act that will criminalize the destruction of draft cards -
Tet Offensive
Beginning on the Vietnamese Tet holiday, Viet Cong forces shock U.S. troops with a wave of attacks supported by North Vietnamese troops. -
Cambodia invasion
In a nationally televised broadcast, President Nixon announces that American and South Vietnamese units have invaded Cambodia to destroy bases that have provided aid to the NLF. -
Washington protest march
200,000 people march in Washington, D.C. to protest the war in Vietnam. -
Congress votes to withdraw troops
The House and the Senate vote to withdraw all U.S. troops in Vietnam by year's end. -
American ground forces leave
The last U.S. ground troops leave Vietnam. Thousands of airmen, advisors, and support personnel remain. -
American POWs Released
North Vietnam releases nearly 600 American POWs. -
Vietnam War Officially Ends
The Vietnam War is officially over for the United States. The last U.S. combat soldier leaves Vietnam, but military advisors and some Marines remain. -
Saigon falls
The North Vietnamese take Saigon; the war in Vietnam ends.
