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Operation Rolling Thunder
The US Navy and US 2nd air division and Republic of Vietnam Air Force arial bombardment campaign conducted against the democratic republic of Vietnam. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Tonkin Gulf resolution, in U.S. history, Congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized military action in Southeast Asia. -
Attack of U.S. destroyers
North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters. The Vietnamese boats each fired a torpedo at the u.s. destroys, but failed at hitting them. The u.s. destroyers had gunfire and shot at the vietnamese boats. They sunk one and injured the other two. -
US Jets Bomb Ho Chi Minh Trail
The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a logistical system that ran from the democratic republic of Vietnam to the Republic of Vietnam through the neighboring kingdoms of Laos and Combodia. -
First U.S. troops arrive
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. This was the first arrival for combat troops in South Vietnam and it was heard all around the world about how the U.S. is getting more involved. As soon as the troops arrived in Vietnam the Vietcong shoot gunfire, but no U.S. troops were injured. -
Hundreds of civilians killed
U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the town of Mai Lai. Mai Lai was a village of about 700 civilians. The attack of Mai Lai was the killing of many innocent civilians by th U.S. Soldiers. -
Troops reach 540,000
U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000. Protests start occuring world-wide to help stop the war. The U.S. now starts to realize that they are not going to win the war. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre. The My Lai massacre is probably one of the most infamous events of the Vietnam War. My Lai was a village of about 700 inhabitants some 100 miles to the southeast of the US base of Danang. Many innocent civilians were killed in this massacre. -
North Vietnamese cross the 17th parallel
The north vietnamese cross the demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel to attack south vietnam in what became known as the easter offensive. The remaining U.S. forces and the South Vietnamese army fought back. After the U.S. had withdrawn all its troops, the fighting continued in Vietnam. -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire.The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam. The governments of vietnam and united states both decided to sign this paris peace accords.
