Vietnam Timeline

By Andrew Lage

  • The Vietnam War begins

    (Foreign)

  • The First US Soldier is Killed

    (Foreign)

  • JFK Sends helicopters along with Green Berets to South Vietnam

    (Foreign)

  • JFK is Assassinated

    (Domestic)

  • The US backs a South Vietnam military Coup

    (Foreign)

  • Johnson orders the bombing of targets in North Vietnam

    (Foreign)

  • Johnson sends more troops to Vietnam and increases the number of people being drafted to 35000 people a month

    (Domestic)

  • Anti-war protests grow

    (Domestic)

  • Number of US Soldiers Stationed in Vietnam Increases to 500000

    (Foreign)

  • Johnson says he is not running for president again

    (Domestic)

  • Nixon elected president and promised to end the war

    (domestic)

  • Nixon begins to remove troops

    (domestic)

  • Ohio National guard killed 4 unarmed college protesters

    (Domestic)

  • Ceasefire agreement reached in Paris

    (Foreign)

  • The Vietnam War Ends

    (Foreign)