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Geneva Accords signed
Collection of documents relating to Indochina and issuing from the Geneva Conference -
SDS founded
Students for a Democratic Society , American student organization that flourished in the mid-to-late 1960s and was known for its activism against the Vietnam War. SDS, founded in 1959, had its origins in the student branch of the League for Industrial Democracy, a social democratic educational organization. -
US supported Coup of Diem
In November 1963, President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam was deposed by a group of Army of the Republic of Vietnam officers who disagreed with his handling of both the Buddhist crisis and the Viet Cong threat to the regime. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The U.S. Congress after an alleged attack on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed off the coast of Vietnam. -
American's Involvement in Vietnam begins
a.k.a Tet offensive, during the lunar new year communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
Most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai. -
Protests at Democratic convention
On this day in 1968, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. Over the course of 24 hours, the predominant American line of thought on the Cold War with the Soviet Union was shattered. -
Nixon Wins the Election
Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey -
Vietnamization introduced
Vietnamization was a strategy that aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. -
Woodstock Festival
Draws to a close after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll in upstate New York. -
Kent State student shot
Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured, when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War. In its immediate aftermath, a student-led strike forced the temporary closure of colleges and universities across the country. Some political observers believe the events of that day in northeast Ohio tilted public opinion against the war and may have contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. -
Invasion of Cambodia
The announcement that U.S. and South Vietnamese troops had invaded Cambodia resulted in a firestorm of protests and gave the antiwar movement a new rallying point. -
Pentagon Papers printed in NY
The Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The papers were released by Daniel Ellsberg, who had worked on the study; they were first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times in 1971 -
Fall of Saigon
Marked the end of the Vietnam War and the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces.
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