Vietnam War: 1960-1975

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  • The U.S. more than doubles its military advisors in Vietnam

  • President John F. Kennedy sends helicopters and 400 Green Berets to South Vietnam

    President John F. Kennedy sends helicopters and 400 Green Berets to South Vietnam

  • Lyndon Johnson visits South Vietnam

    Lyndon Johnson visits South Vietnam

  • Ngo Dinh Diem’s presidential palace in Saigon is bombed

  • Kennedy signs National Security Action Memorandum 263

  • President Johnson orders the bombing of targets in North Vietnam in Operation Flaming Dart

    President Johnson orders the bombing of targets in North Vietnam in Operation Flaming Dart

  • President Johnson launches a three-year campaign of sustained bombing of targets in Operation Rolling Thunder

    President Johnson launches a three-year campaign of sustained bombing of targets in Operation Rolling Thunder

  • American aircraft attack targets in Hanoi and Haiphong

  • Huge Vietnam War protests occur in Washington, D.C., New York City and San Francisco.

    Huge Vietnam War protests occur in Washington, D.C., New York City and San Francisco.

  • The Tet Offensive begins

    The Tet Offensive begins

  • Ho Chi Minh dies of a heart attack

    Ho Chi Minh dies of a heart attack

  • Henry Kissinger begins secret peace negotiations with Hanoi politburo member Le Duc Tho in Paris

  • The New York Times publishes a series of articles detailing leaked Defense Department documents about the war

    The New York Times publishes a series of articles detailing leaked Defense Department documents about the war

  • President Nixon orders the launch of the most intense air offense of the war in Operation Linebacker

    President Nixon orders the launch of the most intense air offense of the war in Operation Linebacker

  • The Selective Service announces the end to the draft and institutes an all-volunteer military

    The Selective Service announces the end to the draft and institutes an all-volunteer military