Vietnam War Timeline

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  • Geneva Accords of 1954

    Geneva Accords of 1954
    An agreement by several countries to separate Vietnam into two parts, North and South. Then after two years a free election would be held.

  • President Kennedy's Assasination

    President Kennedy's Assasination
    President Kennedy was assassinated while driving in a parade in Dallas. Lyndon B. Johnson became president after this.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident
    North Vietnamese patrol boat fired on the USS Maddox which was far into North Vietnamese water. No American killed.

  • Tonkin Gulf Resolution

    Tonkin Gulf Resolution
    Granted broad military powers to President Johnson without having to declare war.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins
    Aerial bombardment campaign that the United States and South Vietnam used against the North Vietnamese. This continued for three years

  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    The U.S. military raided this village after information that it was linked to the Viet Cong. Hundreds if innocent villagers were killed as a result and the village was destroyed aswell.

  • Nixon Wins 1968 Election

    Nixon Wins 1968 Election
    After Johnson does not run for re-election Nixon is elected to president. Nixon continues the war in Vietnam.

  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon
    The Capital of South Vietnam was taken by the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong. This event marked the end of the war in Vietnam