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France resigns from Vietnam. U.S. promises aid.
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Vietnam begins using Guerrilla Warfare in South Vietnam.
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American Military Advisors killed. This was the United States' first casualties.
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John F. Kennedy becomes president succeeding Richard Nixon.
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Diem and brother shot with US approval.
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John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, TX. VP Lyndon Johnson to take over.
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U.S. congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. U.S. bombs North Vietnam.
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Martin Luther King Jr. speaks out against war. "A Time to Break Silence"
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26 days between US and Vietnam, Hue was a religous site, leveled by battle. Graves of thousands exposed. US Victory.
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Martin Luther King Jr. killed in Memphis at a hotel by a .30 shot.
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President Nixon orders secret bombing in Cambodia. Troops begin to withdraw
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National Guard open fire in Ohio, killing 4. Protestors had been throwing rocks and tear gass at guardsmen
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Cease fire signed in Paris. Signed by Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. Intended to bring peace come January 28.
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President Harrison Ford declares the war is finished as far as the US is concerned. Ending the war for Americans.
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Ronald Reagan elected as US president. Hoping to rejuvenate American Morale
