Vietnam War

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  • Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's independance from France.

    Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's independance from France.

  • The siege Dien Bien Phu begins

    The siege of Dien Bien Phu begins

  • Geneva Conference begins between the French and the Vietminh

    The Geneva Coference between France and the Vietminh begins.

  • The siege of Dien Bien Phu ends in French defeat

    Siege of Dien Bien Phu ends in French defeat.

  • Ngo Dinh Diem is appointed prime minister of Vietnam

    Ngo Dinh Diem is appointed the prime minister of Vietnam.

  • Geneva Conference ends and Vietnam is split in two

    Geneva Conference ends; Vietnam splits into North and South Vietnam.

  • Ngo Dinh Diem is elected president of Vietnam

    Ngo Dinh Diem is elected as president of Vietnam and Vietnam proclaims itself the Republic of Vietnam.

  • President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated

    Presiednt Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated.

  • Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  • The first mission in the Rolling Thunder Operation is launched

  • Marines land in Da Nang

  • The Ia Drang battle begins

  • The Ia Drang battle ends

  • The siege of Khe Sanh begins

  • The Tet Offensive begins

  • The My Lai massacre takes place

  • The Tet Offensive ends

  • The siege of Khe Sanh ends

  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated

  • Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated

  • Richard Nixon is elected president

  • Ho Chi Minh dies

  • President Nixon announces the Vietnamization program

  • The Kent State shootings take place

  • The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers"

  • U.S. troops withdrawl from Vietnam, marking the end of U.S. in the war

  • North Vietnam conquers South Vietnam marking the end of the Vietnam War

  • The dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

  • The Vietnam Women's Memorial is dedicated