Vietnam Timeline Activity

March on Washington

Aug 28, 1936

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Organizing protests for black rights

Vietnam Timeline Activity

Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1980

Resigning office

Aug 9, 1947

Political
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Nixon resigned from office

China becomes Communists

Oct 1, 1949

Abroad- China and the Soviet Union-
Political-
China surrenders to Soviet Union and becomes communist

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

Abroad
Political
Korea
Korean War begins when North Korea attacks South Korea

Vietnamese vs. the French

Mar 13, 1954

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Vietnam and France
Vietnam defeated France at Dien Bien Phu; divided Vietnam in half

U.S.S. Pueblo

Jan 23, 1963

Abroad
Political
North Korea and the United States
North Korean boats seized the U.S.S. Pueblo, a navy spy ship

Tet offensive

Jan 30, 1963

Abroad
Political
North Korea and South Vietnam
The north Vietnamese and Vietcong launched the Tet offensive, a series of attacks throughout South Vietnam

Diem Dead

Nov 2, 1963

Abroad
Political
South Vietnam and Diem
Military leaders seized control of the government and assassinated Diem

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Aug 7, 1964

Abroad
Political
United States and North Vietnam
Congress backed the President by passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to prevent further aggression

Lyndon B. Johnson televised appearance

Mar 12, 1968

Political
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Announces a “new step towards peace”

New Hampshire primary

Mar 12, 1968

Political
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Eugene Nixon (opposes Vietnam War) takes 42% of votes

Moon Landing

Jul 20, 1969

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Neil A. Armstrong descended from Apollo's Eagle landing craft and set foot on the surface of the moon

Protests at Kent State

Mar 4, 1970

Social
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A protest at Kent State turns violent: 4 students killed by National Guard members

Troops in Cambodia

Apr 30, 1970

Political
Home
Nixon informs the nation that he sent troops to attack Cambodia

Nixon and the bomb

Dec 13, 1972

Abroad
Political
North Vietnam and United States
Nixon unleashes the heaviest bombardment of the war on North Vietnam

26th Amendment

Mar 23, 1973

Political
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Lowered voting age to 18 because people thought that if they were old enough to fight in the war then they were old enough to vote

Powers Act

Nov 7, 1973

Political
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Declared president couldn't send troops longer than 60 days without congressional approval

Entering Saigon

Apr 30, 1975

Abroad
Political
North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese
The North Vietnamese entered Saigon and South Vietnam finally surrendered

Vietnam memorial

Nov 13, 1982

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Completed in Washington D.C to honor more than 58,000 Americans who died