vietnam war By newmanp21 Jan 1, 1949 communist Mao Zedong takes power in china Jan 1, 1950 Korean war begins Jan 1, 1953 Stalemate ends Korean war Jan 1, 1954 The war Begins Jan 1, 1954 Eisenhower speaks to public Jan 1, 1961 JFK takes office Jan 1, 1963 JFK assasination Jan 1, 1964 North vietnamese gun boats attack american destroyer Jan 1, 1965 FIrst U.S. troops arrive in Da Nang Jan 1, 1967 Walt Rostow "i see the light at the end of the tunnel" Jan 1, 1968 North Vietnamese launch tet offensive Jan 1, 1969 Johnson extricates the U.S. from vietnam Jan 1, 1969 Johnson and Kissinger began vietnamization Jan 1, 1970 U.S. troops lose 220,000 by 1970 Jan 1, 1973 Paris Peace Accords withdraw all foriegn troops in vietnam Jan 1, 1975 Marshall McLuhan writes "vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America" Jan 1, 1975 Communist troops overrun south vietnam Apr 30, 1975 Evacuation of american embassy Jan 1, 1989 Instituted free-market reforms Jan 1, 1993 Bill Clinton lifeted the U.S. trade embargo Jan 1, 1995 Bill Clinton restores diplomatic relations