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Communists form National Liberation Front in South.
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Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnam's premier, slain in coup
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B-52s bomb DMZ, reportedly used by North Vietnam for entry into South
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South Vietnam National Assembly approves election of Nguyen Van Thieu as president
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Nixon responds to North Vietnamese drive across DMZ by ordering mining of North Vietnam ports and heavy bombing of Hanoi-Haiphong area
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Nixon orders “Christmas bombing” of North to get North Vietnamese back to conference table (Dec.)
