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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed.
The attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin spur Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which authorizes the president to “take all necessary measures, including the use of armed force” against any aggressor in the conflict. -
Opertation Rolling Thunder
President Johnson launches a three-year campaign of sustained bombing of targets in North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Operation Rolling Thunder. The same month, U.S. Marines land on beaches near Da Nang, South Vietnam as the first American combat troops to enter Vietnam. -
The U.S. Enters The War
first American combat troop (the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade) waded ashore at China Beach north of Da Nang. -
Norman Morrison
a 31-year-old pacifist Quaker from Baltimore, sets himself on fire in front of the Pentagon to protest the Vietnam war. Onlookers encourage him to release his 11-month-old baby daughter, whom he is holding, before he is engulfed in flames. -
Vietnam war protest out break
Major protest outbreaks occur in major cities such as Washington D.C., New York, and San Fransisco. -
Tet Offensive begins
Viet Minh and North Vietnamese armies join forces and carry out assaults in more than a 100 outpost and cities in south Vietnam and the U.S. Embassy is invaded. The bloody effective attacks shock U.S. Officials and mark a turning point in the war. It also marks the beginning of the gradual U.S. withdraw from the region. -
Kent State Shooting
National Guardsmen fire on anti-war demonstrators at Ohio’s Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine. -
Pentagon Papers
The New York Times publishes a series of articles detailing leaked Defense Department documents about the war, revealing the U.S. government had repeatedly and secretly increased U.S. involvement in the war. -
Paris Peace Accords
President Nixon signs the Pairs Peace Accords ending the United States involvement in the war. The North Vietnamese accepted a cease fire but continued to plot to take over south vietnam. -
End Of The War
Prisedent Ford declares the end of the Vietnam war.
