Vietnam War By eallan May 7, 1954 French Defeated in Vietnam Jul 21, 1954 Geneva Accords (Leaders who established Democratic Republic of Vietnam who overlooked North Vietnam) Geneva Accords, France loses Indochina War to Viet Minh (Leaders who established Democratic Republic of Vietnam who overlooked North Vietnam) Jan 31, 1959 North Vietnam declares "People’s War" against South Vietnam Jul 8, 1959 Maj. Dale R. Ruis and Master Sgt. Chester M. Ovnand first Americans killed in Vietnam conflict Nov 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy Elected President Dec 20, 1960 National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) is established in South Vietnam Nov 2, 1963 President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam is executed in Coup Aug 2, 1964 North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters Aug 10, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (Southeast Asia Resolution) Authorized conventional Military use by President Mar 8, 1965 First U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive - North Vietnam forces attack southward with Viet Cong Mar 16, 1968 U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese in the town of Mai Lai Jul 8, 1969 Nixon begins troop withdrawls from Vietnam Mar 30, 1972 Easter Offensive - North Vietnam attack South Vietnam Again Jan 27, 1973 Paris Peace Accords Signed (Ceasefire) Jul 2, 1976 Vietnam Unified as communist country, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
