Vietnam War

Ho Chi Minh Declares Vietnam Independance

Sep 2, 1945

Vietname declares its independance from France.

British Forces Arrive in Saigon, South Vietnam

Sep 13, 1945

British Forces aid France.

French Troops Return to Hanoi

May 20, 1946

French prepare to keep Vietnam in their control.

Bao Dai is Appointed as Puppet Head of the State of South Vietnam

Mar 8, 1949

A French tactic to maintain control.

Giap Begins a General Withdrawl of Viet Minh Troops

Jun 9, 1951

Northern Vietnamese General

Dwight D. Eisenhower Inagurated as President of the United States

Jan 20, 1953

Eisenhower greatly funded and expanded military aid to the French.

Vietnamese Celebrate Victory Over French

May 7, 1954

Vietnamese troops occupy French command post at Dien Bien Phu.

Two U.S. Advisors are Killed by Viet Minh Guerillas.

Jul 8, 1959

First American deaths in Vietnam.

The National Liberation Front is Estalished

Dec 20, 1960

Communist Party for Viet Cong.

John F. Kennedy is Inagurated as President of the United States

Jan 20, 1961

Kennedy, though for a short period of time, helps aid the war.

Presidential Palace in Saigon Bombed

Feb 27, 1962

Palace is destoyed but Diem escapes unharmed.

JFK SIgns Foreign Assistance Act of 1962

Aug 1, 1962

provides military assistance to countries which are on the rim of the Communist world and under direct attack.

Coup Takes Over Presidential Palace

Nov 1, 1963

Diem is trapped inside the palace when taken over.

The U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee Begins Hearings

Jul 16, 1973

These secret hearing were to make a decision on bombing Cambodia.

War Ends

Apr 30, 1975

American troops leave Vietnam at 8:30 am