Vietnam

By nicolegoodman2020

  • The First Helicopters Arrive

    The first U.S. helicopters arrive in Saigon.

  • Agent Orange is Introduced

    Agent orange, a toxic chemical, has began to be used by the U.S. The usage of agent orange was highly controversial.

  • Buddhist Monk Sets Himself on Fire

    A Buddhist monk set himself on fire as an action of protesting the Diem government's policies

  • The First College Sit-In

    At the University of Michigan, the first campus anti-Vietnam war sit in occurs.

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Congress approved The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which allowed the president to use all means necessary in Vietnam.

  • First Medal of Honor Awarded for the War

    Frank Reasoner became the first Marine to receive the medal for the war. He was killed in an ambush.

  • Tet Offensive

    The Vietcong launch a large-scale offensive attack. The attacks took the U.S. by surprise and resulted in the decline of support by U.S. citizens for the war in Vietnam.

  • My Lai Massacre

    A group of American soldiers under the order of William Calley Jr. killed many innocent civilians in a village in Vietnam.

  • Secret Bombing of Cambodia

    Nixon secretly authorized the bombing of communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.

  • U.S. Begin to Pull Out

    The U.S. begins to pull the troops out of Vietnam.