4floresvietnam By 4floresvietnam Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1980 Vietnam Timeline May 7, 1954 Dien Bien Phu Cease fire of battle that lasted 55 days Jan 1, 1959 Creation of the Ho Chi Minh Trail Jan 1, 1962 Operation Rangeland Jan 12, 1962 United States becomes actively involved Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Attack Aug 7, 1964 Gullf of Tonkin Resolution Feb 13, 1965 Rolling Thunder begins Lasted for 3 years Apr 7, 1965 US offers peace for economic aid proposal Jul 7, 1965 President Johnson commits over 60,00 troops to Vietnam Feb 21, 1967 Operation Junction City Aug 17, 1967 First major battle of Vietnam War for American units Jan 21, 1968 Khe Sanh attacked by Vietcong Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive begins Mar 16, 1968 My Lai massacre Jan 1, 1969 Nixon takes office Feb 1, 1969 Operation Menu Jan 1, 1972 All but 133,000 US troops have come home Dec 13, 1972 Peace Talks Break down Jan 8, 1973 Peace Talks resume Jan 27, 1973 Cease Fire signed Aug 9, 1974 Nixon Resigns Apr 30, 1975 Last casualties for the US and final evacuation