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Communists led by Mao Zedong had taken power in China.
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The Korean war began
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The Korean War ended in a stalemate.
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The Korean War ended in a stalemate.
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President John F. Kennedy took office.
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north Vietnam launched a series pf attacks during the Tet, the Lunar New Year.
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The Paris Peace Accordds called for an end to the fighting and for all foreign troops to be withdrawn from Vietnam.
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The last helicopter lifted off of the roof of the American embassy carrying evacuees to nearby U.S. warships.