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Japan invades vietnam for the first time
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Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independant and calls them the Democratic republic of Vietnam
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Vietnam ceases fire and allows france to leave and splits into north and south vietnam at the 17th parallel
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The Viet Cong (National Liberation Front) is created in South vietnam
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The North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonking
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Operation Rolling thunder begins (a bombing run on north Vietnam)
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U.S. Troops arrive in Vietnam
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North vietnamese and the Viet Cong come together to attack about 100 south vietnamese cities and towns
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U.S. Kills hundreds of civilians in the town of Mai Lai
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Ho Chi Minh --communist revolution leader-- dies at the age of 79
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The U.S. troops are all gone from Vietnam
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South Vietnam surrenders to the communists
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Vietnam is unified as communist country, Social Republic of Vietnam
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