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Viet Minh assaults the French
Viet Minh launches its first assault on French forces at Dien Bien Phu. The battle went on for over two months. This was one of the first attacks that started the Vietnam war. -
Geneva Accord - Withdrawal
The Geneva Accords creates a peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and makes a line between North and South Vietnam. -
The french leave vietnam
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American service man dies
An american service man dies in vietnam, marking the start of the warfare -
Thich Quang Duc sets himself on fire
Thich Quang Duc, a 66-year-old Buddhist monk, sets himself on fire in protest of the South Vietnamese government, its religious intolerance, and discriminatory policies. In following months, other Buddhists will follow his example and self-immolate to demonstrate against the regime. Quang Duc's suicide, captured in an iconic Life magazine photograph, shocks—and confuses—many Americans. For some, the event will underscore the problems with American support for the South Vietnamese -
Tet offensive attack
70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive (named for the lunar new year holiday called Tet), a coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
March 1968 - My Lai Massacre: US soldiers attack and kill people
A company of American soldiers brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai. As many as 500 people including women, children and the elderly were killed. -
North Vietnam launches a massive assault on South Vietnam.
North Vietnam launches an assault on South Vietnam. President Gerald Ford announced that for the U.S., the Vietnam War is “finished.” On April 30, South Vietnam surrenders to Communist forces, and the last Americans evacuate Saigon.
