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Geneva Accords
At the end of the French Indochina War, Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th parallel. Ho Chi Minh would control the North, and Ngo Diem would control the South. There was supposed to be an election to unify two years later. -
Operation Rolling Thunder Campaign Begins
Operation Rolling Thunder expanded the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The U.S. broadened their air force and bombing tactics. -
My Lai Massacre
American soldiers opened fire and killed a large number of innocent civilians in My Lai (in South Vietnam). Around 300-500 were dead by the end. -
Johnson Drops Out of Race
Johnson drops out of the presidential race very early in the year. He dropped out because of how many upset Americans there were about the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Protests at the Democratic Convention
At the Democratic Convention in Chicago, over 10,000 protesters were outside demanding antiwar. Police sprayed and beat protesters, all which was broadcasted on television. -
Vietnamization Introduced
President Nixon introduced his new plan of Vietnamization during his televised speech. The plan involved gradually withdrawing U.S. troops from the war so that more and more fighting would be turned over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. -
Fall of Saigon
North Vietnam came down and captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. This lead to Vietnam becoming one communist country.
