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Vietnam War
This war began to try and stop the spread of communism -
Kennedy Assassination
JFK was the 35th President of the United States he was killed in Dallas,Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza. -
Lyndon Johnson sworn in as President
He was sworn in as the 36th President after Kennedy's death. -
Gulf of Tonkin
This incident drew the United States more directly into the Vietnam War, there were to confrontations of the United States and North Korea in these waters. -
War protest in Washington 1967
Nearly 100,000 people gathered in D.C. to protest the war; more 50,000 marched to the Pentagon to try and end the conflict. The American support for the war had fallen below 50%. -
Tet Offensive begins
It was a military campaign launched by Viet Cong and North Vietnam's military against the forces of the United States. -
My Lai Massacre
U.S. troops killed between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive ends
It was a military campaign launched by Viet Cong and North Vietnam's military against the forces of the United States. -
Nixon wins Presidential election
Eight years after being defeated by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election, Richard Nixon defeats Hubert H. Humphrey and is elected president. -
Paris Peace Accords
PPA was an agreement between the U.S. and North Vietnam to try and bring an end to the war. -
Saigon Captured
Saigon was captured by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.
