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after 15,000 casualties which caused the french to surrender
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diem was removed from power and was later assassinated.
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president johnson faced his first crisis in vietnam. north vietnamese torpedo boats fired on the american destroyer uss maddox.
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soldiers were givin many wide ranges missions .U.S. marines arrived to defend the airbase in Da Nang.
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north vietnamese army hit khesanh in northwest south vietnam . and 9 days later communist expanded their attack by htting U.S. and ARVN postitions in soth vietnam.
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american fources searching for enemy troops in an area with strong vietcong presence came upon the village My Lia . the vietcong fighters went around like civilians were killing and injuring U.S. soldiers
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the president addressed the nation on television .he announced that america would limit its boombing of north vietnamand seek a negotiated settlrmrnt to the war
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a racist assassin shot and killed martin luther king jr.martin luther king jr was the most prominent leader of the civil rights movement.
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a rally in califorinia celebrated his victory. he was assassinated by sirhan shirhan when he shot him in the head and automatically killed him.
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nixon addresed the american people informing them of his decision to carry war in cambodia. he also sent in ground attacks into north vietnam for the vietcong.