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Kennedy's Assasination
35th president of the U.S. is assasinated -
Lyndon Johnson Sworn into Presidency
36th president of the U.S. Took over when Kennedy was assassinated. Had a vision to build "A great society" in America. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Drew the U.S. directly into the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese attacked U.S. ships. -
War Protests in Washington
100,000 people march on the Pentagon -
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Tet Offensive
Largest military campaign launched by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese vs the South Vietnamese and U.S. -
My Lai Massacre
Mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. -
Nixon Wins Presidency
37th president of the U.S. -
Paris Peace Accords
Agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), and the United States to bring an end to the Vietnam War. -
Saigon Captured
Saigon falls. Surrender
