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Kennedy Assassination
The 35th president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza -
Lyndon B Johnson Sworn in as President
He was sworn in as the president of the United States after the assassination of John F Kennedy. -
Gulf Of Tonkin
U.S. destroyer ships had been sunk by North Vietnamese torpedoes in the Gulf of Tonkin. The attack was not true, but it deepened U.S. interest in the war. -
War Protests In Washington 1967
Many Americans protested Americas involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Tet Offensive
A major offensive launched by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong. -
My Lai Massacre
American soldiers (Company C) brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese.. -
Nixon Wins
Richard Nixon defeats Hubert H. Humphrey and is elected president. He was a Republican. -
Paris Peace Accords
A peace negotiation effort started by President Johnson. Peace finally arrived when the United States, the Soviet Union, the North Vietnamese, and Vietcong signed a formal agreement -
Saigon Captured
North Vietnamese Communist forces captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, officially ending the war and uniting Vietnam under a single communist regime.
