Vietnam Timeline By jd30 Apr 1, 1945 Ho Chi Mihn forces took the capital of Hanoi and declared Vietnam to be an independent country Ho Chi Mihn forces took the capital of Hanoi and declared Vietnam to be an independent country Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War Begans Apr 30, 1956 Elections were supposed to be held to unify the two countries of vietnam but the elections never took place May 1, 1962 President JFK sent millatary advisors to vietnam to train viatnamese Aug 7, 1964 The Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion was confirmed as a treaty Mar 8, 1965 U.S marine ships were sent to South Vietnam Aug 18, 1965 Us started deploying troops in south vietnam Jan 30, 1968 North Vietnam was on the verge of collapsing mounted the Tet Offensive Apr 30, 1968 500,000 troops were in vietnam May 1, 1968 Ho Chi Mihn's men attacked almost thirty U.S Targets May 1, 1968 My Lai Massacre, US troops killed hundreds of unarmed vietnamese civilians Jul 2, 1976 North vietnam tookover South Vietnam
