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1000 Students oppose war.
1000 students gathered in the New York City in opposition of the vietnam war, 12 Burn their draft cards- opposing to the war. -
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Vietnam war
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First North Vietnam Bombing
USA Mdoxx report 2nd bombing by North Vietnamese gunboats, evidence of the attack is uncertain and inconclusive. U.S bombs North Vietnam for the first time. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder war a code name for U.S aircrafts attacking targets throughout North Vietnam. They had this strategy to put pressure in North Vietnam's Communist Leaders to draw back the capacity to wage war against U.S- South Vietnam government Supported. -
Search and Destroy Missions
To put military ground force into hostile territory to find the enemy's and exterminate them then immediately fall back to avoid back up conflict. -
Bomb Halt
President Johnson halted the bombing of North Vietnam in hopes to negotiate. 37 days later he removed the halt and told them to continue with the attack. -
POW's Mobbed in Hanoi
U.S. prisoners of war(POWs) are used on the streets of Hanoi, where angry mobs attack them. -
King Demonstrates Against War
Martin Luther King, Jr. Marches thousands of people to the United Nations building in New York to demonstrate that people have power too and gives his speech attacking the U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam. 100,000 people attended the rally. -
America's Longest War
Vietnam War becomes the longest war in American history after the first death of an American serviceman in 1961 on December 22nd. -
Ho Chi Minh Dies
President of Democratic Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh dies at the age of 79 from a heart attack in Hanoi. Ho Chi Minh was embalmed and put on display in his own charnel house rather than being cremated as he specified in his will & testament. He was an important piece in Vietnamese Communications. -
Jackson State Deaths
State Police approach a group of students outside on Jackson State college. The State Police opened fire and killed 2 students and injured 12 in the early morning on the 15th of May. -
The Pentagon Papers
Pentagon Papers was a top secret name given to Department of Study which studied the U.S. Political and Military involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Operation Linebacker
President Nixon orders massive bombings to be fire at North Vietnam. The first large B-52 bomb hit North Vietnam expected to hit its target around Vinh. Later on allowing strikes and air attacks on against Hanoi and Haiphong. -
Vietnam War Officially Ends
After signing the Vietnam Peace Agreement in January, U.S. Military leave South Vietnam after Prisoners Of War were released from being held in North Vietnam during the war. 7,000 Defence Civilian people stayed behind to provide help and care for the looks of fierce and continuum war with communists North Vietnam. -
Nixon Resigns
Due to a late Watergate scandal that escalated and costed Nixon Lots of his power politically in late 1973. He decided to resign because he doesn't want to face impeachment and the embarrassment of being removed from office. His successor, Gerald Ford issued him a controversial pardon. -
Fall Of Saigon
This event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the apprehension of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces. Thousands of refugees were picked up by Government helicopters on the Central Coast.
