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French forces suffer a terrible defeat at Dien Bien Phu which led to the Geneva Accords and the beginning of U.S. involvment in the VIetnam War.
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France, Britain, China, and the U.S.S.R. sign the Geneva Accords. The U.S. and South Vietnam refuse to sign. The U.S. promises to honor the Accords.
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JFK sends 400 combat troups to South Vietnam under the guise of advisors.
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Kennedy's assasination leads to an uncertain future for the Vietnam War. LBJ his vice president was forced to take over after his death.
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The North VIetnamese attack two U.S. destroyers in international waters.
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President-elect Richard Nixon promises to gradually withdraw troops from Vietnam to appease the nation. By this point 536,100 soldiers have been deployed.
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The U.S. Gov't enacted the draft lottery to decide which American men would be drafted. This caused the elimination of almost all the authorized draft exemptions.
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President Nixon announces troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia.
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Student protesters at Kent State in Ohio were fired upon by the Ohio National Guard. Four students were killed and nine wounded, including one who would have permanent paralysis.
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The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers revealing secrets about the government and the war from 1945 to 1967.
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire.
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With the war coming to a close, the U.S. Government officially ended the draft.
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The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.
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South VIetnam Surrenders to the communists.
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Vietnam Unifies as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
