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Creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam happened when Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Minh, declares independence from French colonial rule as he announces the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It initiated a correction campaign. As part of the campaign, 23,748 political prisoners were released. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a confrontation of the First Indochina War that took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954. It was fought between the French Union's colonial Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. The Vietnamese won this battle. -
Creation of the 17th parallel between North and South Vietnam
The no-man's-land surrounding the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. The Ho Chi Minh-led Communist government of North Vietnam which was created after the 1954 Geneva Conference divided the country at the 17th parallel. -
Establishment of the National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front (NLF), formally National Front for the Liberation of the South, Vietnamese Mat-Tran Dan-Toc Giai-Phong Mien-Nam, Vietnamese political organization formed on December 20, 1960. The purpose was to effect the overthrow of the South Vietnamese government and the reunification of North and South Vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed. It was in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. It authorized President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign. It was conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It was the most intense battle. -
US combat troops arrive in Vietnam
Combat troops spent much of their time patrolling the countryside in small groups, searching for Viet Cong guerilla fighters or North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces. Sometimes they would set out on foot from a U.S. base camp. -
Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam. The name is the truncated version of the Lunar New Year festival name in Vietnamese, Tết Nguyên Đán, with the offense chosen during a holiday period as most ARVN personnel were on leave -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre was the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by United States troops. Between 347 and 504 unarmed people were killed by U.S. Army soldiers. Victims included men, women, children, and infants. -
1968 Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention was held in the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois. The most contentious issues of the convention were the continuing American military involvement in the Vietnam War and voting reform. The convention of 1968 was held during a year of riots, political turbulence, and mass civil unrest. -
1968 Presidential Election
The 1968 Presidential Election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election. The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated both the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey, and the American Independent Party nominee, former Alabama governor George Wallace. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools. By deciding that school officials cannot censor student speech unless it materially and substantially disrupts the educational process. -
woodstock 1969
The Woodstock 1969 was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States. The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the counterculture generation. Woodstock was initiated through the efforts of Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman, and John P. Roberts. -
Kent State University Protest
The Kent State University Protest were the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard. The killings took place during a peace rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus. -
Jackson State College Protest
Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve. A group of around 100 black students had gathered on Lynch Street (named after the black Reconstruction era US Representative John R. Lynch), which bisected the campus. The police responded in force. -
Watergate
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's continual attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters. -
1973 Paris Peace Accords
The 1973 Paris Peace Accords were officially the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam. It was was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. The treaty included the governments of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam North Vietnam, the Republic of Vietnam South Vietnam the United States; and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. -
United States vs. Nixon
United States v. Nixon, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a unanimous decision against President Richard Nixon, ordering him to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials to a federal district court. The decision was important to the late stages of the Watergate scandal, when there was an ongoing impeachment process against Richard Nixon. -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period from the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers, officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. Released by Daniel Ellsberg, who had worked on the study, they were first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times in 1971.