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Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence
Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech talking about how he didnt support the Vietnam war at all. He wanted the war to end and bring the troops back home for good. -
TET Offensive
From January 30 to February 24, TET Offensive were attacks on all U.S. military bases and 110 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Robert Kennedy is assassinated on June 4 while walking through a kitchen after winning the California and South Dakota primary elections. He was the brother of John F. Kennedy. -
Nixon Nominated for President
On August 8 the Republican Party nominated Richard M. Nixon as its candidate for president. -
Ho Chi Minh Dies
On September 2 Ho Chi Minh dies. He was the president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
Repeal to Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The U.S. Senate voted to repeal the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which prohibited the administration to engage in warlike acts without Congressional approval. -
Publishing of Pentagon Papers
In June the New York Times published The Pentagon Papers, a top secret history of the Vietnam War dating back to 1945. -
Ban of Funds to Southeast Asia
On July 1 Congress bans any funds for combat in Southeast Asia after August 15. The US didn't want to pay for their wars any longer. -
Nixon Resigns
In August Nixon resigns because of Watergate, and then gets replaced by Gerald Ford.But, Ford pardoned Nixon for “any and all” crimes he may have committed while being president. -
SEATO Dissolved
In The Geneva Conference of 1954, Sir James Cable, a diplomat, described SEATO as "a fig leaf for the nakedness of American policy", Then, after many long disscussions about the act, it was finally dissolved.
