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America sends in military advisors to help train the South Vietnamese soldiers.
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850,000 North Vietnamese emigrate to South Vietnam, most of these people are catholics. At the sametime 80,000 South Vietnamese people emigrated to North Vietnam.
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President Eisenhower refuses to allow america to be involvfed in the Franco-Vietnamese War.
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The first two American military deaths occured when two military advisors are killed in a raid at Bien Hoa.
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The US sent more military advisors to South Viietnam increasing the number of men there from 327 to 685.
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John.F.Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the United States of America.
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The Viet Cong is formed by the North Vietnamese to crush South Vietnam. The North Vietnam army joins the VC.
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Guerrilla Viet Cong soldiers kill roughly 4,000 South Vietnamese government officials.
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The first death of an American soldier was recorded on this day. This marked the real start of the war for the American soldiers.
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Two VC soldiers disguised as South Vietnamese pilots bomb President Diem's palace in South Vietnam.
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Over 1000 students gathered in New York to demonstrate against the Vietnam war. During this Demonstration 12 students burned their draft cards in protest.
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In response to an incident involving two American naval vessels the U.S. congress passed the ‘Gulf of Ton-Kin Resolution’ which allowed the use of armed forces in Vietnam to prevent any more attacks on American forces
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The first group of American troops arive on the beach of Da Nang,
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5 American POW's are led through Hanoi and are attacked by angry mobs.
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Martin Luther King Jr. leads over 100,000 people on a protest march before delivering his speech.
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The North Vietnamese and the South Vietnamese called a cease fire for Tet, their new year. This was broken by the North Vietnamese who infiltrated over 100 South Vietnamese cities.
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Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in memphis Tennessee. The assassin, James Earl Ray, was sentenced to 99 years in jail for the murder.
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On this day the Vietnam war became the longest war America had ever been involved in.
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Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, dies six years before his forces capture Siagon and rename it in his name.
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America withdraws all ground troops from Vietnam although many americans are still posted there.
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North Vietnam releases 600 American POW's.
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The last US combat soldier leaves vietnam signaling the end of the Vietnam war. Some military advisors and soldiers stay behind though.
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The Viet Cong Capture Saigon and are declared the winners of the Vietnam War.
