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geneva accords signed
Discussions on the Vietnam issue started at the conference just as France suffered its worst military defeat of the war, when Vietnamese forces captured the French base at Dien Bien Phu. In July 1954, the Geneva Agreements were signed. -
SDS founded
SDS is caused by an autosomal genetic mutation. This means that a gene mutation is provided from each parent. However, about 10% of patients have symptoms of SDS but do not have a known genetic mutation. -
U.S. supported coupe of diem
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gulf of tonkin resolution
The United States Congress overwhelming approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson nearly unlimited powers to oppose communist aggression in Southeast Asia. -
us troops increased 50,000
us commander tells the congress more troops are needed in afghanistan -
operation rolling thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was the name given to America's sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during theVietnam War -
protests at the democratic convention
at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. -
Tet offensive
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My lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. -
nixon wins the election
United States presidential election of 1972. United States presidential election of 1972, American presidential election held on Nov. 7, 1972, in which Republican Pres. Richard M. Nixon was elected to a second term, defeating Democrat George McGovern in one of the largest landslides in U.S. history. -
vietnamization introduced
the vietnamization plan was to encourage the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war. -
woodstock festival
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply Woodstock was a music festival in the United States in 1969 which attracted an audience of more than 400,000. -
invasion of cambodia
The arrival of US marines in Cambodia also created hostility amongst the local population. The Cambodian communist movement, the Khmer Rouge, had received little support from the peasants before the United States invasion -
kent state student shot
Kent police have arrested a Stow teenager for the shooting death of a Kent State University student during a robbery Sunday afternoon.Ty Kremling, 17, a Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, was charged with delinquency by aggravated murder at the Portage County Juvenile Justice Center -
fall of saigon
The Fall of Saigon was a very important event because it marked not only the end of the Vietnam War, but the beginning of the formal reunification of Vietnam under Communist Rule. -
pentagon papers printed in NY
The Pentagon Papers revealed that the Harry S. Truman administration gave military aid to France in its colonial war against the communist-led Viet Minh, thus directly involving the United States in Vietnam; that in 1954 Pres.
