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Dien Bien Phu is overrun by the Vietminh
The Viet Minh opened fire with a massive artillery bombardment in March. After several days the French artillery commander, Charles Piroth, unable to respond with any effective counterbattery fire, committed suicide. The Viet Minh occupied the highlands around Điện Biên Phủ and bombarded the French positions. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench warfare of World War I. -
Geneva Accords signed
A collection of documents relating to Indochina. -
Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to take part in elections
Diem and his supporters in the United States realized that if the elections were held, Ho Chi Minh and the more populous north would probably win, thereby reuniting Vietnam under the Communist banner. Accordingly, he refused to hold the elections and the separation of North and South soon became permanent. -
Eisenhower explains his ¨domino theory¨
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower described the theory during an April 7, 1954, news conference, when referring to communism in Indochina: Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. -
American´s involvement in Vietnam begins
Two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/gulf-of-tonkin -
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. -
operation rolling thunder
sustained ariel bombardment campaign. -
tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
my lai massacre
The Mỹ Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in South Vietnam on 16 March 1968. -
Protests at the Democratic Convention
In 1967, counterculture and anti-Vietnam War protest groups had been promising to come to Chicago and disrupt the convention. -
Nixon wins the election
President Nixon wins the election -
Woodstock festival
A music festival which attracted an audience of more than 400,000 people. -
Invasion of Cambodia
series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia. -
Kent State student shot
Ohio National guard shot protesters that were against the bombing of Cambodia. -
Fall of Saigon
Was the capture of Saigon the capital of South Vietnam.