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1959 virtnam war
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First american killed in south vietnam
guerrillas stiked a military attack on a military base
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Hawaii became the 50th state
Hawaii made the 50th state
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Us increases advisers
sent military advisors to vietname
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Johnson visits south vietnam
offered econamic aid
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Kennedy was elected
JFK was elected
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South army Coup fails
Diem defets an attempted coup of his own south vietnamese forces they were called the (ARVN) Army of the Republic of Vietnam
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National Liberation front and viet cong formed
NLF formed to crush Diem's regime andVC was a insurgent organizations military wing that was funded by the North Vietnam government.
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South goverment officials killed
Southern vietnam officials killed from gurilla warfare by viet kong gurilla fighters (4,000 dead) -
American reinforcments
american helicopters arrived in south vietnam with 400 us personel who would fly and maintian aircrafts
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First us Combat death
American servise man dies in vietnam first recorded death
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