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Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence
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Siege of Dien Bien Phu begins
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Geneva Conference between France and Viet Minh begins
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Siege of Dien Bien Phu ends in French defeat
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Ngo Dinh Diem appointed prime minister of Vietnam
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Geneva Conference ends; Vietnam split into North and South Vietnam
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Diem elected president of South Vietnam and officially proclaims it Republic of Vietnam
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Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) created
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Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated
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3 North Vietnamese Torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox
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A "ghost" attack on the American destroyers
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Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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