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Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's independance from France.
Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's independance from France. -
The siege Dien Bien Phu begins
The siege of Dien Bien Phu begins -
Geneva Conference begins between the French and the Vietminh
The Geneva Coference between France and the Vietminh begins. -
The siege of Dien Bien Phu ends in French defeat
Siege of Dien Bien Phu ends in French defeat. -
Ngo Dinh Diem is appointed prime minister of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem is appointed the prime minister of Vietnam. -
Geneva Conference ends and Vietnam is split in two
Geneva Conference ends; Vietnam splits into North and South Vietnam. -
Ngo Dinh Diem is elected president of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem is elected as president of Vietnam and Vietnam proclaims itself the Republic of Vietnam. -
President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated
Presiednt Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated. -
Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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The first mission in the Rolling Thunder Operation is launched
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Marines land in Da Nang
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The Ia Drang battle begins
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The Ia Drang battle ends
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The siege of Khe Sanh begins
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The Tet Offensive begins
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The My Lai massacre takes place
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The Tet Offensive ends
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The siege of Khe Sanh ends
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
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Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated
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Richard Nixon is elected president
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Ho Chi Minh dies
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President Nixon announces the Vietnamization program
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The Kent State shootings take place
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The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers"
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U.S. troops withdrawl from Vietnam, marking the end of U.S. in the war
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North Vietnam conquers South Vietnam marking the end of the Vietnam War
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The dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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The Vietnam Women's Memorial is dedicated