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Kennedy Assassination
Shot while riding in a parade in Texas. -
Lyndon Johnson
Sworn in as soon as Kennedy was pronounced dead. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Allowed Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam. -
War protest in Washington
Nearly 100,000 people gathered to protest the war. -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
My Lai Massacre
Mass killing of unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. -
Nixon wins presidency
He won the election by a landslide. -
Paris Peace Accords
An agreement to help bring the war to an end. -
Saigon Captured
North Vietnam captured South Vietnam's capital.
