Vietnam War By vyang45 Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1975 Vietnam War timespan Feb 2, 1950 Chinese supports Vietminh by offering them weapons Offered them weapons Apr 7, 1950 USA supports French May 16, 1953 Vietminh invades Laos Jun 4, 1953 French grants Laos full independence Jan 5, 1954 Battle of Dienbienphu Begins Oct 5, 1954 French lost the Battle of Dienbienphu Sep 18, 1956 French leaves Vietnam Mar 26, 1957 Communits Invades South Vietnam Nov 2, 1963 Ngo Diem Dinh Murdered Jan 30, 1968 TET Offensive Feb 11, 1968 Battle for Hue Mar 14, 1968 LBJ Announces He Won't Run May 7, 1968 Paris Peace Talks Begin Nov 28, 1968 Richard Nixon Elected President Feb 6, 1969 Nixon Begins Secret Bombing of Cambodia Feb 12, 1970 Number of US Troops Falls to 280K Feb 5, 1972 Nixon Cuts Troop Levels by 70K Oct 29, 1972 Nixon Wins Reelection Mar 29, 1973 USA troops leaves Vietnam Jul 13, 1974 Communists Take Mekong Delta Territory Jan 5, 1975 Communist Forces Capture Phuoc Long Province Apr 26, 1975 Communists enters Saigon
