The Vietnam War

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Mar 13, 1954

France resigns from Vietnam. U.S. promises aid.

Guerrilla Warfare

Feb 18, 1957

Vietnam begins using Guerrilla Warfare in South Vietnam.

U.S. First Casualty

Feb 18, 1959

American Military Advisors killed. This was the United States' first casualties.

President!

Jan 20, 1960

John F. Kennedy becomes president succeeding Richard Nixon.

Diem Overthrown!

Nov 2, 1963

Diem and brother shot with US approval.

Assassination

Nov 22, 1963

John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, TX. VP Lyndon Johnson to take over.

Gulf of Tonkin

Aug 7, 1964

U.S. congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. U.S. bombs North Vietnam.

Martin Luther King

Apr 4, 1967

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks out against war. "A Time to Break Silence"

Battle for Hue.

Feb 24, 1968

26 days between US and Vietnam, Hue was a religous site, leveled by battle. Graves of thousands exposed. US Victory.

MLK Death

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. killed in Memphis at a hotel by a .30 shot.

Secret Bombing

Jan 1, 1969

President Nixon orders secret bombing in Cambodia. Troops begin to withdraw

Kent State

May 4, 1970

National Guard open fire in Ohio, killing 4. Protestors had been throwing rocks and tear gass at guardsmen

Cease-Fire

Jan 15, 1973

Cease fire signed in Paris. Signed by Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. Intended to bring peace come January 28.

"Finished"

Apr 23, 1975

President Harrison Ford declares the war is finished as far as the US is concerned. Ending the war for Americans.

Ronald Reagan

Nov 20, 1980

Ronald Reagan elected as US president. Hoping to rejuvenate American Morale