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President Truman sends 35-man military advisory group to aid French fighting to maintain colonial power in Vietnam.
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North Korea crosses the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. This means that North Korea was the agressive side.
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Truman gives air support and naval support from the US to South Korea.
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Truman agrees to give MacArthur 2 divisions
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Truman admits that the US may be considering using an A-Bomb in Korea.
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Washington autherizes bombing Korean power plants on Yalu River
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Delegates reach an agreement of the Panmunjom.
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38th parallel reset as boundary between communist North and anti-communist South. Cold War tensions continue unabated.
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U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam rise from 900 to 15,000.
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North Vietnamese torpedo boats reportedly attack U.S. destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin. President Johnson orders retaliatory air strikes.
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U.S. planes begin combat missions over South Vietnam. In June, 23,000 American advisers committed to combat. By end of year over 184,000 U.S. troops in area.
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U.S. has almost 525,000 men in Vietnam. Viet Cong guerrillas attack Saigon, Hue, and some provincial capitals. In My Lai massacre, American soldiers kill 300 Vietnamese villagers.
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Full-scale warfare resumes. South Vietnam premier Nguyen Van Thieu resigns. South Vietnamese government surrenders to North Vietnam.
