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Kennedy Assassination
Kennedy was assassinated by being shot in his car in Dallas Texas. -
President Johnson Sworn In
Vice President was sworn in the same day as Kennedy's assassination. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, also known as the USS Maddox incident, drew the United States more directly into the Vietnam War. It involved two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
War Protest In Washington
In Washington D.C. nearly 100,000 people gather to protest the American war effort in Vietnam. More than 50,000 of the protesters marched to the Pentagon to ask for an end to the conflict. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It was a coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam thought to be Vietcong. -
Nixon Wins Presidency
Nixon ran on a campaign that promised to restore "law and order", and won. -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords was an agreement between the government of North Vietnam, government of South Vietnam, and the United States to bring an end to the Vietnam War -
Saigon Captured
South Vietnam fell to North Vietnam.
