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Conference starts
It was about a attempt to find a way to unify Korea and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in indchina -
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. U.S. backing includes new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisors and support personnel.
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troops land in vietam
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President Johnson signed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving johnson power to do what ever it takes to defend southeas Asia
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China, , North Vietnam's neighbor and ally, successfully tests an atomic bomb.
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A Vietcong-placed bomb explodes in a hotel in Qui Nonh, killing 23 American servicemen.
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After a series of delays, the first bombing raids of Rolling Thunder are flown.
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It was to force North Vitnam to stop supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the south.
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In the first major battle of the Vietnam War, the United States scores a resounding victory.
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U.S. forces launch Operation Crimp. Deploying nearly 8,000 troops, it is the largest American operation of the war. The goal of the campaign is to capture the Vietcong's headquarters for the Saigon area.
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In Operation Birmingham, more than 5,000 U.S. troops, backed by huge numbers of helicopters and armored vehicles, sweep the area around north of Saigon
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In one of the largest air-mobile assaults ever, 240 helicopters sweep over Tay Ninh province, beginning Operation Junction City. The goal of Junction City is to destroy Vietcong bases and the Vietcong military headquarters for South Vietnam,
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The guerrilla fighters attacked virtually all the American airbases in the south Vietnam and the most of the South's major cities and provincial capital.
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President Nixon met with President Nguyen Van Thieu about 25,000 U.S leaving
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Soldier killed 4 students wounded 9 others
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It gave 18 year olds the right to vote
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It was a way to reestablish some limits on executive power between the president and congress
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