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The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam.
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North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters
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The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam.
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General William Westmoreland, who had been in charge of the U.S. troops in Vietnam, is replaced by General Creighton Abrams.
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U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000.
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President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam.
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Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79.
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The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre.
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Portions of the Pentagon Papers are published in The New York Times.
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The North Vietnamese cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the 17th parallel to attack South Vietnam in what became known as the Easter Offensive.
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire.
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The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.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 is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated.
