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Kennedy beats Nixon in a close election for presidency.
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Members of ARVN attempt to overthrow Die, but they fail. He survives the coup.
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Formed to use against South Vietnam. Diem calls this army the Vietcong.
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Diem doesn't allow the Buddhist people to display flags when celebrating Buddha's birthday, which causes a riot.Several Buddhists are killed. This shocked JFK and the American people.
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JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Shot by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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A combined assault by VietCong and the North Vietnamese army on US positions begins.One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.
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lasted 42 days with constant attacks
Feb 28th a cease fire occurred -
Hussein orders an invasion
Other Arab states intervened
