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1889
The French colonize Vietnam -
1954
Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnam’s independence at the end of WWII -
1954
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu -
1954
Geith Bev neva Accords separate North and South Vietnam -
1959
First U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam -
1963
President Diem is murdered -
1965
First Marines land in Danang -
1967
The first meeting is held to end the war in Vietnam -
1968
Tet Offensive -
1968
Johnson announces he will not run for re-election -
1968
The U.S. massacre at My Lai -
1969
Battle on Hamburger Hill -
1969
Ho Chi Minh dies -
1970
Students killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State -
1972
Cease-fire agreement is reached between the U.S. and North Vietnam -
1973
Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam -
1974
Nixon resigns -
1975
Saigon Falls -
1982
Opening of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in DC