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Jan 1, 1428
Vietnamese Defeat China
Vietnamese rebels drive out china -
Period: May 2, 1428 to
Vietnam War
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France invades Vietnam
France invaded Vietnam and overtook it in 1883. -
Vietminh Victory
The Vietminh forced a French surrender -
Period: to
Vietnam War
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Indochine Geneva Convention
Indochina Geneva Convention begins -
South Vietnamese President Block Elections
Ngo Dinh Diem blocks unifying Vietnam elections suggested by Britain -
Ngo Dinh Diem wins election, Start of all out military action in Vietnam
Vietnam remains split, all out military action begins. Ngo Dinh Diem also "wins" another election in South Vietnam -
Kennedy denies U.S troops are in combat
JFK denies that troops are fighting on the ground in vietnam at a press conference -
Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Diem is arrested and assassinated -
Attack on Camp Holloway
North Vietnamese attack Camp Holloway with torpedo boats off the coast -
Operation Pierce Arrow begins
Operation Pierce Arrow begins as a response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident by the U.S military. -
U.S Peace protest
15,000 students gather in Washington to protest the U.S bombing Vietnam -
Battle of Huế
One of the bloodiest, longest battles of the war occurs. U.S Marines and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam defeat 10,000 soldiers from Peoples Army of Vietnam and set up the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam. -
Kent State Shootings
Shooting at Kent State killing 4 and injuring 9, at a protest against the Cambodia Campaign -
Nuclear Test
USA tests a nuclear bomb at the Nevada test site -
Apollo 14
Apollo 14 lifts off. This was the third successful lunar mission executed by the U.S -
Easter Offensive Begins
Campaign against ARVN and US. by the PAVN -
Paris Peace Accords
U.S direct military involvement ends -
Fall of Saigon
Capture of Saigon by North Vietnam. Marked the end of the war