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Vietnam got divided into north and south. Communist government led by Ho Chi Minh was set up in the North with its capital in Hanoi, A non-communist government led by President Diem controlled the South and had it’s capital in Saigon.
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Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sargeant Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans to die in the Vietnam War during the guerilla strike at Bienhoa
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The Viet Cong or National Liberation Front (NLF), was a political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War (1959–1975)
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The vice president of the U.S tours Saigon which is a city in Vietnam.
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Bombing raids on North Vietnam commence referred to as 'Operation Rolling Thunder'. The air raids continue for three years. ON the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrive in Vietnam. Battle of Ia Drang Valley. Students at American Universities start to strongly protest against the US policy in Vietnam
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Over 200,000 US troops were sent to vietnam
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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber.
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Nixon authorises the covert bombing of Cambodia in an attempt to destroy supply routes. Also the dealth of Ho Chi Minh
