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Geneva Accords
In order to keep peace, the South Vietnamese tried to organize a peace treaty. The Geneva Accords temporarily split Vietnam in two along the 17th parallel. -
Vietnam War Begins
After WWII, the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Min declared Vietnam independent. The disagreement with France set the stage for the war. -
Kennedy Assassinated
President John F Kennedy's plan to pull out of the war was foiled when he was assassinated while in office. In his place came President Johnson, who lead the American Vietnam effort deeper. -
Mai Lai Massacre
In the small village of Mai Lai, US troops massacred many innocent women and children in search of Vietcong spies. This was kept a secret until the November of the next year. -
Invasion of Cambodia
The president announced that US troops invaded Cambodia to take out North Vietnamese supplies. Upon hearing this, many colleges rioted in the first school-wide rioting. -
Kent State Massacre
In the university of Kent State, college students rioted in protest of the Cambodia invasion. This lead to a building being burned down and US Guards firing on them, wounding 9 and killing 4. -
Pentagon Papers
These papers were published by The New York Times in 1971 to expose government secrets. These papers created a credibility gap between the government and the media. -
America leaves Vietnam
On this date, the US compromised a peace agreement to end the war.
