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A conference that was held an attempt to resolve the problems in Indochina. They came to an agreement but the plans fell through when the provisions were violated.
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Diem beats Bao Dai in the election and calls himself president of the republic of the vietnam.
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The US Military MAAG Trains the South Vietnamese and assumes responsibility according to the French.
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US Men killed in Guerilla attack Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sargeant Chester M. Ovnand were the first 2 Americans to die in the Vietnam war when Guerillas attacked Bienhoa.
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John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon for president.
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Vietcong units defeat South Vietnamese Army in Battle of Ap BAC.
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American Bombing Raids of North Vietnam begin in Febuary and continue for 3 years.
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B52's bomb south vietnams maine route to bring in supplies and other important things.
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Martin Luther King publicly speaks out against US policy in vietnam.
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President Nixon gives the go ahead to start secretly bombing cambodia without congress or American people knowing. It went on for 14 months
