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Vietmaneese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu. The French commander ordered his troops to cease fire. The battle had been going for fifty five days. Three thousand French troops had been killed and eight thousand had been wounded. The vietmaneese had victory.
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A route along the vietmaneese and cambodian border. It was created to be used as a supply route.
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This was the day when american helicopters arrives atdocks in south vietnam with 400 u.s. representitives. The u.s. gives new equiptment and ore than 3,000 military advisors.
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The U.S starts spraying vegetaion along roadsides to kill the plant life which in return makes it harder to get ambushed.
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South Vietnam attcks North Vietmaneese ships in the gulf of Tonkin.
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On this day congress passed The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.President Johnson got the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend southeast Asia.
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Johnson authorizes operation Rolling thunder.It is a limited but long lasting bombing offensive.Its aim is to force North Vietnam to stop supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the South.
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US offers North Vietnam economic aid in exchange for peace but it is rejected.
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Johnson raises the US miltary presence in vietnam to 60,000
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After a deserter from the 1st Vietcong regiment reveals that an attack is imminent against the U.S. Marine base at Chu Lai, the American army launches Operation Starlite.
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240 helicopters sweep over Tay Ninh province, beginning Operation Junction City.
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In the early moring the base is attacked at Khe Sanh and 18 are killed and 40 are wounded. The attack goes on for two days.
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Vietcong attacks more than 100 cities and towns. This kills 2500 amercans.
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US Charlie Company kills 200 civilians. one persone is charged and found guilty of war crimes.
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Richard Nixon is now president of the united states.
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Nixon approves the operation. US bombs veticong bases in Cambodia.
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Only 133,000 troops remain in South Vietnam.
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Peace talks between the US and vietmaneese fail in Paris.
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North Vietnam and the United States resume peace talks in Paris.
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All warring parties in the Vietnam War sign a cease fire.
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Nixon resigns.
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Last two marines are killed by a rocket attack at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport. American troops leave, ending the war.