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Vietcong is Established
December 20, 1960 - The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam. -
Operation Chopper
America's first combat missions against the Vietcong. -
Buddist Monks
Buddhist monks start setting themselves on fire in public places to protest
against the Diem government policy of removing Buddhists from key government
positions and replacing them with Catholics. -
Diem Execution
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup. -
President Kennedy Assassinated
President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas and Lyndon B Johnson takes over the Presidency -
Nguyen Khanh Seizes Power
General Nguyen Khanh Seizes Power in Saigon -
Gulf of Tonkin
3 North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox named the Gulf of Tonkin Incident -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Following the Gulf of Tonkin Incident Congress authorizes President Johnson to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression." The US wages total war against North Vietnam -
Operation Rolling Thunder
March 2, 1965 - A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder). -
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam.
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
Hamburger Hill
The battle of Hamburger Hill, left 630 dead of both vietcong and U.S. troops. It was so gory and grinding it became known as hamburger hill. -
Woodstock
The concert of 32 acts in woodstock attracts -
Pentagon Papers Published
The pentagon papers, leaked by Daniel Ellsberg who was hired on a team to compile government papers into a book that the pentagon could learn from. Instead he leaked hundreds of papers to the press and the U.S. learned of some dark secrets. Supreme Court decided that the leak and printing was legal. -
The end of the Draft
The end of the Draft is publicized
