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French defeated by Vietminh
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Ngo Dinh Diem wins rigged election to become president of South Vietnam
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U.S. Special Forces first arrive to begin training ARVN soldiers
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National Liberation Front for South Vietnam formed
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Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc self-immolates
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Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated
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President Kennedy assassinated
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Maddox and C. Turner Joy report attack in Gulf of Tonkin
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Congress Passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Operation Rolling Thunder begins
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First “teach-in” protest held at University of Michigan
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Nguyen Van Thieu becomes president of South Vietnam
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Battle of Khe Sanh begins
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The Tet Offensive launched by VietCong and North Vietnamese Army
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Lieutenant William Calley and his men involved in My Lai Massacre
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President Johnson announces he will not seek reelection
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Battle of Khe Sanh ends
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Operation Rolling Thunder Ends
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“Vietnamization” announced by Nixon
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Ho Chi Minh dies of heart failure
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Kent State Massacre
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Cease-fire signed in Paris
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Max Beilke becomes last American combat soldier to leave South Vietnam
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America airlifts thousands from Saigon as it falls to Communism
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President Carter pardons draft-dodgers
