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Ho Chi Minh Asks US Support
Ho Chi Minh pens a letter to President Harry S. Truman, asking him for the support of the United States in gaining independence for Vietnam -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was an effort by the USA to confront and contain the spread of Communism in South Vietnam -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The U.S. destroyer, Maddox, was fired on by North Vietnamese torpedo or so they thought, bringing the U.S. into war -
Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam -
My Lai Massacre
Committed by U.S soldiers, a mass shooting, killing around 347-504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam -
Vietnamization
President Richard Nixon announces his plan for "Vietnamization" of the war—that is, training and transitioning South Vietnamese troops to assume the roles that have been fulfilled by American troops—and promises to withdraw 25,000 American soldiers. -
National Guard Called to Kent State
On the second day of anti-war demonstrations at Kent State University, students torch the R.O.T.C. building on campus. In response, the mayor of Kent, Ohio asks the governor to call in the National Guard. -
The Kent State Massacre
Twenty-nine guardsmen fired approximately 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, in result of protesting against the war -
American POWs Released
North Vietnam releases nearly 600 American POWs -
End Of Vietnam War
Nixon declares the war in Vietnam to end and U.S troops slowly withdraw
