Vietnam War By blatchc21 Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Dec 31, 2009 Veitnam War Apr 11, 1949 Communist led by Mao Zedong had taken power in China Apr 11, 1950 Korean War started Jan 1, 1954 Eisenhower sent militery advisers to South Vietnam Apr 11, 1961 President John F. Kennedy was made the president of the United States and know he was the one to see over the Vietnam War Apr 11, 1964 Two North Vietnam gun boats were said to have attacked an American Destroyer Apr 11, 1965 US combat troops were sent to Da Nang Apr 11, 1965 The first mass demonstation against the Vietnam War started in Washington with 20,000 protesters Jan 1, 1968 North Vietnam and the Vietcong launched the Tet Offensive Apr 11, 1975 Marshall McLuhan was quoted for saying "Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America Apr 30, 1975 400 evacuees left Vietnamfoe the US Apr 13, 1993 Bill Clition lifted the trade embargo on Vietnam Apr 12, 1995 Bill Clinton restored diplomatic relations in Dec 12, 1995 An outstanding young man named Collin Andrew Blatchfprd was born