Vietnam War

  • Kennedy Assassination

    Kennedy Assassination

    As their vehicle passed the Texas School Book Depository Building at 12:30 p.m., Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired three shots from the sixth floor, fatally wounding President Kennedy and seriously injuring Governor Connally. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital.
  • Lyndon Johnson sworn in as president

    Lyndon Johnson sworn in as president

    An American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
  • Gulf of Tonkin

    Gulf of Tonkin

    The Gulf of Tonkin incident, also known as the USS Maddox incident, drew the United States more directly into the Vietnam War.
  • War Protest in Washington

    War Protest in Washington

    In Washington, D.C. nearly 100,000 people gather to protest the American war effort in Vietnam.
  • Tet offensive

    Tet offensive

    One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    Vietnam War mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam.
  • Nixon wins presidency

    Nixon wins presidency

    An American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974.
  • Paris Peace accords

    Paris Peace accords

    An agreement between the government of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States to bring an end to the Vietnam War.
  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon

    The capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.