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Lyndon Johnson sworn in as president
36th president of the United States. Sworn in as president when Kennedy was assassinated. He urged the Nation "to build a great society, a place where the meaning of man's life matches the marvels of man's labor." -
Kennedy was assassinated
35th president of the United States. Assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Drew the United States more directly into the Vietnam War. It involved two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
War Protest in Washington
Nearly 100,000 people gather to protest the American war effort in Vietnam. The protest was the most dramatic sign of waning U.S. support for President Lyndon Johnson’s war in Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
A major offensive launched by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong. Surprise attacks on major cities, towns, and American military bases throughout South Vietnam. The Communist forces slaughtered anyone they labeled an enemy, including minor officials, teachers, and doctors. Ended September 23. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. -
Nixon wins Presidency
Inherited Johnson's war and had to find a way to end it. -
Paris Peace Accords
Began in 1968 and were part of a peace negotiation effort started by President Johnson. In 1973, peace finally arrived when the United States, the Soviet Union, the North Vietnamese, and Vietcong signed a formal agreement. -
The Fall of Saigon
South Vietnam's capital fell to North Vietnam. Ended Vietnam and united Vietnam under a single communist regime.
