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Vietnam declares independence from France
Neither France nor the U.S. recognizes this claim. President Harry S. Truman aids France with military equipment to fight the rebels known as Viet Minh. -
Vietnam Begins
Comunists in the north began fighting France for control over France -
U.S. gives France $15 millon
The US gave the French $15 million in military aid for the battle in Indochia. -
Air Force uses Agent Orange
Agent Orange is a defoliant that came in metal orange containers-to expose roads and trails used by Vietcong forces. -
Kennedy elected for presidency
Kenedy beats Nixon in the 1960 presidency election -
U.S. gets involved with Vietnam
President Lyndon B. Johnson asks Congress for the power to go to war against the North Vietnamese and the Communists for violating the Geneva Accords against South Vietnam and Laos. The request is accepted August 7, 1964 in a Congressional joint resolution. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. -
Invasion of Cambodia
President Richard Nixon orders U.S. and South Vietnamese troops to invade border areas in Cambodia and destroy supply centers set up by the North Vietnamese. -
Invasion of Laos
Orders from President Nixon, U.S. and South Vietnamese ground troops invade southern Laos in an effort to stop the North Vietnamese supply routes through Laos into South Vietnam -
End of the Vietnam War
South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City.
