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President Johnson returns
Vice President Johson returns to the United States from a visit to Southeast Asia and gives a report to Kennedy about his trip. He says that the US must help the countries of Southeast Asia. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
A joint resolution that congress passed on August 7 1964 as a response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
Massive Anti-War Demonstrations Held Throughout US
Massive demonstrations are held throughout the US against the war. Protestors in Central Park, New York City, burn 200 draft cards. -
First bombing of haiphong
US aircraft bomb Haiphong for the first time, with 86 planes taking part in the raid. Previously raids on Haiphong had been detered by the fear of hitting foreign ships. -
My Lai
The My Lai incident was a Vietnam war mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in south vietnam on March 16th 1968. -
Secret bombing of Cambodia
The US starts the secret bombing of Cambodia. -
Battle at Que son valley
A fierce battle breaks out in the Que Son Valley, 30 miles south of DaNang. More than 60 Americans are killed in the fighting. The battle lasted 9 days. -
Nixon withdraws troops
Nixon begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam. By the end of the year, US troops are down to 479,000. In 1969, 9,414 Americans are killed in Vietnam. -
Invasion of Columbia
Authorized the incursion of U.S. Military forces into cambodia in order to disrupt the supply lines of vietnamese to destroy their bases. -
Kent State
On monday may 4th 1970 at Kent State university there was a shooting of unarmed college students by the ohio national guard. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds killing four students and wounding 9 others.
