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V E Day
Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army. -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Nagasaki
The United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
V J Day
The Japanese surrendered bringing World War Two to an end. -
Korean War
The Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
the US says North Vietnamese patrol boats fire on two US Navy destroyers. US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorising military action in region. -
Tet offensive
a combined assault by Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army on US positions - begins. More than 500 civilians die in the US massacre at My Lai. Thousands are killed by communist forces during their occupation of the city of Hue. -
Ho Chi Minh dies
President Nixon begins to reduce US ground troops in Vietnam as domestic public opposition to the war grows. -
North Vietnam troops
North Vietnamese troops invade South Vietnam and take control of the whole country after South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders.
