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Japan joins World War II http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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The French surrender to Viet Minh. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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John F. Kennedy was elected into presidential office. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding a motocycle in Texas. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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Republican canidate, Richard Nixon, is elected into office. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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Peace talks start to begin in Paris. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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Nixon promises to withdraw US troops from Vietnam. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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American and South Vietnmam invade Cambodia. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers leaked by Daniel Ellsburg to Neil Sheehan. The papers contained top secret information about battle plans for the Vietnam War. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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The headquarters for the Democratic National Committee, in Watergate hotel, was vandalized by 5 men. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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The Vietman War officially ends for the United States. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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Nixon resigns from office due to Watergate scandal. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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The North Vietnamese conquer Saigon. The Vietnam War ends. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
