english II History time line By mccrysc21 Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Dec 31, 2009 time span Apr 11, 1949 Mao Zedong took power in china Apr 11, 1950 Korean War began Apr 11, 1953 War ended in a stalemate Apr 11, 1954 Military advisers were to train and arm the South Vietnamese Apr 11, 1954 Eisenhower made a speach Apr 11, 1961 John F. Kennedy took office Apr 11, 1963 Kennedy's assassination. American Military adviserves in Vietnam had risen. Apr 11, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Apr 11, 1965 Full-scale military intervention began Apr 11, 1965 First mass demonstration Apr 11, 1967 Walt Rostow, 'The war was going well and heading toward victory.' Apr 11, 1975 Marshall McLuhan wrote about Vietman Apr 30, 1975 Evacuation of Saigon Apr 12, 1986 party leaders followed China's lead Apr 12, 1993 Bill Clinton lifted the U.S trade embargo