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The Vietnam troops make it impossible for French supplies to arrive by air thus starting the battle with the French.
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The idea of partitioning Vietnam is first explored at this forum, delegates meet.
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The French are Defeated at Dien Bien Phu by the Vietnamese troops.
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National Liberation Front is formed for South Vietnam
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Kennedy is elected president of the United States
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Vietcong units defeat South Vietnamese Army
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South Vietnamese military overthrow Diem. He and his brother Nhu were shot and killed after the overthrow.
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Kennedy's death meant that the problem of how to proceed in Vietnam fell onto Lyndon Johnson.
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US Air Force begins using Agent Orange: a defoliant that came in metal orange containers to expose roads and trails used by Vietcong forces.
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400 guerillas attack village in Kienhoa Province, and are defeated by South Vietnamese troops.
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Three North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox
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Covert bombing of Cambodia, conducted without the knowledge of Congress or the American public, will continue for fourteen months.
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North Vietnamese and American negotiators agree on a location and start date of peace talks, the talks are slated to begin in Paris on May 10.
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South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrendered to the Communists
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Vietnam is now apart of the United Nations
