Major events of vietnam war 1950-1973 By codyd5523@live.com Aug 10, 1950 First shipload of U.S. arms aid to pro-French Vietnam arrives First shipload of U.S. arms aid to pro-French Vietnam arrives Period: Aug 10, 1950 to Sep 16, 1974 Major events of vietnam war 1950-1974 May 7, 1954 Viet Minh overrun French fortress at Dien Bien Phu Feb 12, 1955 President Eisenhower's administration sends the first U.S. advisers to South Vietnam to train the South Vietnamese Army Jul 8, 1959 Two Americans are killed and one wounded during a Viet Minh attack 20 miles north of Saigon Nov 22, 1963 Death of JFK Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of tonkin incident Aug 7, 1964 Gulf of tonkin resolution. All military powers to president. May 11, 1965 200,000 troops sent to vietnam Jul 1, 1965 1965 - The US Congress provided $2.4 Billion for the Vietnam war effort, with little dissent in the US House or Senate Nov 14, 1965 Battle of la drang valley Jan 30, 1968 Communists start Tet Offensive which escalates into one of the major battles of the war Mar 16, 1968 My Lai Massacre Jan 18, 1969 Expanded peace talks open in Paris with representatives of the US, S. Vietnam, N. Vietnam, and the National Liberation Front (NLF) Sep 3, 1969 Ho Chi Minh dies Dec 1, 1969 The first draft lottery in 27 years was held at Selective Service Headquarters in Washington, DC Apr 30, 1970 President Nixon sent US forces into Cambodia May 4, 1970 4 Kent State college students were shot to death by Ohio National Guardsmen during an anti-war protest on the campus. Mar 29, 1971 LT Calley convicted for the My Lai Massacre Jan 27, 1973 End of vietnam war. Sep 16, 1974 President nixon resigns. Gerald ford sworn in.
