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Independence
Ho Chi Mihn Declares Vietnam's Independence -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Vietmihn attack French garrison and defeat the French -
Defeated
The French lost heart for war after the defeat suffered at Dien Bien Phu and leave Vietnam -
Kennedy Elected
John F Kennedy also known as JFK is elected as the 35th President of the United States -
Murder Leads to Opportunity
President JFK is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald and Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States -
United States Arrives In Vietnam
The first American combat troops arrive in Vietnam -
Operation Cedar Falls
The United States military launches the largest ground operation of the Vietnam War -
Protest
50,000 protesters march on the Pentagon protesting Americas involvement in the war -
TET Offensive
North Vietnamese troops and the Vietcong coordinate attacks and go on the offensive against American and South Vietnamese troops -
America is Exposed to War
American soldiers enter a Vietnamese village and begin killing innocent people. This incident will later be known as the My Lai Massacre -
A Dream is Silenced
Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is gunned down outside a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee -
Nui Ba Den
My uncle is stationed at Nui Ba Den when he and 140 fellow Americans are attacked and overrun by Vietcong forces. This incident will later be known as The Battle of Black Virgin Mountain -
Another President
Richard Nixon is elected and becomes the 37th President of the United States -
Massacre on American Soil
National Guardsmen open fire on Kent State University protesters killing 4 students and wounding 9 -
The End
Richard Nixon promised to end the draft in his 1968 presidential campaign. He kept his promise and ended the military draft -
Welcome Home Soldier
The last American combative troops leave Vietnam -
Watergate
After the Watergate Scandal Richard Nixon resigns as president and Gerald Ford becomes the 38th president of the United States -
Finally Over
The Vietnam War finally comes to an end
