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President Roosevelt's death left VP Harry Truman to take over the presidency.
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Ho Chi Mihn takes the city of Hanoi, marking the start of the war.
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The United States begins to give military aid to the Republic of Vietnam.
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Northern Vietnamese people begin to emigrate both to the United States and South Vietnam.
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The first major battle of the war was marked by many South Vietnamese casualties.
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Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc lights himself on fire to protest South Vietname. This act triggers other Buddhist monks to do the same, sparking mass shock globally.
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Viet Cong forces attack the United States in a series of waves over multiple months.
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Following the Tet Offensive, public support in the United States drops extraordinarily low.
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The Battle of Khe Sanh was marked by heavy casualites on both sides and an unclear winner.
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President Nixon announces his plan to train South Vietnamese troops in order for 25,000 U.S soldiers to leave Vietnam,
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Woodstock Music Festival, a 3 day long event promoting "peace and love," protested the war through music and antiwar speeches.
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Ho Chi Mihn dies at age 79,
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Four protesters die and nine are wounded after the National Guard shoots into the crowd at Kent State University.
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Proceeding the capture of the South Vietnamese capital, Saigon, South Vietnam surrenders.
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Ho Chi Mihn appears on Time magizine's cover which labeled him "The Victor."
