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Eisenhower explains his"domino theory"
He said that if one country in East Asia fall for communism then all of them are going to be communist . -
Geneva Accords signed
collection of documents relating to Indochina and issuing from the Geneva Conference documents—consisted of 3 military agreements, 6 unilateral declarations. -
Dien Bien Phu is overrun by the Vietminh
The siege occurred while the 1954 Geneva Conference was ironing out agreements between the major powers, including the future of Indochina. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, resolution put before the U.S. Congress by Pres. Lyndon Johnson on August 5, 1964, assertedly in reaction to two allegedly unprovoked attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on the destroyers Maddox and C. -
Operation Rolling Thunder begins
Operation Rolling Thunder was the codename for an American bombing campaign during the Vietnam War. U.S. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. -
Johnson announces he will not run fro re-election
President Johnson announces he will not run for re-election, and orders a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam. -
Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
Protests at the Democratic Convention
Protest activity took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Vietnam War protest groups had been promising to come to Chicago and disrupt the convention, and the city promised to maintain law and order. -
Nixon wins the election
Eight years after being defeated by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election, Richard Nixon defeats Hubert H. Humphrey and is elected president. -
Vietnamization introduced
"vietnamization" was to encourage the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war. -
Woodstock festival
in 1969, the grooviest event in music history–the Woodstock Music Festival–draws to a close after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll in upstate New York. -
Invasion of Cambodia
President Nixon, defends the U.S. troop movement into Cambodia, saying the operation would provide 6 to 8 months of time for training South Vietnamese forces and that would shorten the war for Americans. -
Kent state students shot
On May 4, l970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. The impact of the shootings was dramatic. -
Fall of Saigon
the outskirts of Saigon were reached by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA).
