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The battle between American and Vietnam begins.
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After being in the Vietnamese war for 7 months, the first American soldier to be killed was Richard B. Fitzgibon JR. He was murdered by a fellow airman.
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A congressional resoltuion passed in 1964 which authorized more military action to occur during the war bewteen North and South Vietnam.
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U.S. soldiers massacred Vietmnese civilians and ended up killing 347 women and children in the area.
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More than 250,000 protesters gathered together in Washington D.C. to go against the war in Vietnam.
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The first draft for the Vietnam occured since 1942
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President Nixon anounded that the Amercian military was going to invade Cambodia. The purpose of this invasion was to disrupt the North Vietnamese supply lines.
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During a protest against the war, at Kent State University, a riot broke out and caused the armed forces to open fire on the crowd. 4 people were killed and 9 others were wounded.
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Riots broke out during college protests against the Vietnam war. Police opened fire and ended up injuring dozens of students.
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The United States and Vietnam made a final peace agreenment, The Paris Peace Accords, to end the battle.
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