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South Vietnamese Protests
Monks set them self on fire to protest the war. -
Credibility Gap
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara tells the press that the Kennedy administration intends to withdraw most American forces from South Vietnam by the end of 1965. The gap widens between information released by the U.S. government and the actual situation in Vietnam. -
Diem Overthrown
With U.S. encouragement, South Vietnamese General Duong Van Minh overthrows the Diem regime, and the following day he orders the execution of Diem and his brother. -
Students burn draft cards
Some 1,000 students gather in New York City to protest the Vietnam War. Twelve burn their selective service registration cards in a symbolic gesture of opposition to the war. -
First North Vietnam Bombing
The USS Maddox reports a second assault by North Vietnamese gunboats, though evidence of such an attack is inconclusive. President Lyndon B. Johnson orders retaliatory strikes. The U.S. bombs North Vietnam for the first time. -
North Vietnamese troops in south
The first unit of North Vietnamese troops is sent to the South; by May 1965 they will have 6500 men there -
Vietcong attack pleiku
The Viet Cong attack a U.S. Air Force base at Pleiku, South Vietnam, killing eight Americans and wounding more than 100. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
President johnson orders a carpet of bombs to be dropped in vietnam -
Anti-war teach-in
Students learn about the vietnam war at the ann arbor -
Search and Destroy missions
The highly aggressive "search and destroy" military strategy will be employed throughout Gen. Westmorland's tenure -
Vietnam war ends
The vietnam war ends.
