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1965
1965
U.S. planes begin combat missions over South Vietnam. In June, 23,000 American advisers committed to combat. By end of year over 184,000 U.S. troops in area. Read more: Vietnam War | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001292.html#ixzz2kM3EOlhi -
july 31st 1966
1966
B-52s bomb DMZ, reportedly used by North Vietnam for entry into South (July 31). -
January- Feburary 1968
1968
U.S. has almost 525,000 men in Vietnam. In Tet offensive (Jan.–Feb.), Viet Cong guerrillas attack Saigon, Hue, and some provincial capitals. In My Lai massacre, American soldiers kill 300 Vietnamese villagers (March 16). President Johnson orders halt to U.S. bombardment of North Vietnam (Oct. 31). Saigon and N.L.F. join U.S. and North Vietnam in Paris peace talks. -
May 16th
1969
President Nixon announces Vietnam peace offer (May 14)—begins troop withdrawals (June). Viet Cong forms Provisional Revolutionary Government. U.S. Senate calls for curb on commitments (June 25). Ho Chi Minh, 79, North Vietnam president, dies (Sept. 3); collective leadership chosen. Some 6,000 U.S. troops pulled back from Thailand and 1,000 marines from Vietnam (announced Sept. 30). Massive demonstrations in U.S. protest or support war policies (Oct. 15). -
may 1st 1970
U.S. troops invade Cambodia in order to destroy North Vietnamese sanctuaries (May 1). -
1974
1974
Both sides accuse each other of frequent violations of cease-fire agreement.
