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tet offensive
link concerted attack by the Vietcong on major cities of RVN. It occured in Jan at the time of a national holiday -
war powers act
The act was signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and put into law on December 18, 1941, less than two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor -
geneva accords
Geneva Agreements were signed. As part of the agreement, the French agreed to withdraw their troops from northern Vietnam. -
JFK assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, ... -
my lai massacre
My Lai 4 and My Khe 4 hamlets. Attack type, Massacre. Deaths, 347 according to the U.S Army (not including My Khe killings), .. -
vietcong formed
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of .... Hanoi was soon receiving up-to-date surface-to-air missiles -
richard nixon elected
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nixon resigns
Nixon had previously served as a Republican U.S. Representative and .... as Pat Ryan turned down the young lawyer several times before agreeing to date him. .... With pressure building for EisenhowerNixon had previously served as a Republican U.S. Representative and .... as Pat Ryan turned down the young lawyer several times before agreeing to date him. .... With pressure building for Eisenhower -
fall of saigon
Saigon was barely protected by the US and North Vietnamese forces advanced into Saigon with due ease..