Vietnam War

Kennedy Becomes President

Nov 8, 1960

John F. Kennedy was elected president on November 8, 1960. It was time for the new, young president to take control.

Cuban Missile Crisis

1962

Biggest foreign policy crisis under the Kennedy Administration, political and military standoff between the US and the Soviet Union

JFK Assassinated, LBJ becomes President

Nov 27, 1963

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 27, 1963 in Dallas, Texas leaving his Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson to become president.

American Troops Land in Vietnam

Mar 8, 1965

First U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam

Tet Offensive

Jan 31, 1968

One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War; simultaneous attacks against the North Vietnamese government.

My Lai Massacre

Mar 16, 1968

Murdering of several hundred Vietnamese civilians by US troops in South Vietnam

Nixon Elected President

Nov 5, 1968

Richard Nixon was elected president, still during the middle of the Vietnam War.

Richard Nixon Announces Vietnamization

Nov 3, 1969

Richard Nixon announced his policy for the Vietnam War, which involved building up South Vietnam's forces and withdrawing US troops.