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Dien Bien Phu
Viets won with a lot of causualties against the french during this battle -
Creation Of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Group 559 makes a trail along cambodiam border. -
U.S. becomes actively involved
They got involved in Vietnam because they wanted to stop the spread of communism -
Operation Rangeland
Made it more difficult for the Vietcong to excute ambushes. they killed all the vegitation so nobody could hide. -
Battle at the Hamlet of Ap Bac
The first major battle of vietnam -
Gulf of Tonkn Attack
US destroyer USS Maddox while performing a DeSoto mission, was engaged by three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats of the 135th Torpedo Squadron -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
joint resolution of the United States Congress passed in response to a sea battle between the North Vietnamese Navy's Torpedo Squadron 135[1] and the destroyer USS Maddox on 02 August 1964 -
Rolling Thunder Begins
U.S. Navy and Republic of Vietnam Air Force aerial bombardment campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It lasted until November 1 1968. -
U.S. offers peace for economic aid proposal
the north Vietnamese reject the offer fron President Johnson. -
Operation Junction City
82 day military operation. Largest airborne operation in vietnam. -
Khe Sanh attacked by Vietcong.
The Vietcong attack at 5:30 a.m. with mortars and rockets at the Marine base at Khe Sanh. 18 Marines are killed , 40 more wounded. This continues for two days. -
TET Offensive Begins
DRV and NLF launched attacks on major southern cities to get the Johnson administration to the bargaining table. -
My Lai Massacre
Mass murder conducted by a unit of the US army on 347 to 504 unarmed citizens. -
Nixon Takes Office
Nixon brings half a million troops home. Johnson wouldnt have ever done that. A new president brings alot of change. -
Operation Menu
The US bombs the North Vietnamese an Vietcong bases in Cambodia with more than a half million tons of bombs. -
Peace Talks Break down
There is talk of peace between the US and the nrth Vietnamese. If there is no agreement the war will continue. -
Peace Talks Resume
On this date, secret peace talks resume near Paris between the United States and the North Vietnamese -
Cease Fire Signed
The Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam. -
Nixon Resigns
Gerald R. Ford will take the position as the new President to complete the remaining 2 1/2 years of Nixon's term. -
Last casualties for the US and final evacuation.
US is done with Vietnam but the South vietnamese are left to fight the North.