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Declares on independent Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam. -
Veitnam celebrates victory over French
Vietnamese forces occupied French post at Dien Bien Phu. -
New South Veitnam President
South Veitnam declares itself with new Pesident Ngo Dinh Deim. -
Vietnam War Begins
Result of U.S containment -
National Liberation Front
National Liberation Front (NLF) is established in south vietnam. -
President Johnson Returns
Vice Johnson came back from a visit to Southeast Asia. -
U.S helicopters first arrival
Helicoptors arrive with 400 soldiers. -
U.S troops attacked
North Veitnam attacks 2 U.S troops sitting in international waters. August 2nd to 4. -
U.S aircrafts attacks North Veitnam
President Johnson orders U.S aircraft to attack North Veitnam -
U.S arrives in Vietnam
The first U.S combat troops arrives. -
Australian Troops go to vietnam.
800 Australian troops went to vietnam. -
Mai Lai Massacre
A conmpany of soldiers brutally killed most of South Vietnams population. -
Bombing of Cambodia
It was a secret bombing of cambodia. -
Hamburger Hill
U.S and South Veitnamese troops fought for Ap Bia Mountain. 56 Americans killed. 420 wounded. Battle lasted 10 days. -
Bombs dropped near DMZ
35 B-52s dropped over one thousand tons of bombs on North Veitnam aiming the DMZ which is between South and North Vietnam. -
Large Anti-War Protest
Over 250,000 protestor gathered in Washington D.C. Hippies also fighted for love and peice because they wanted a Utopian Society. -
President Nixon Withdrawls
Nixon withdrawed troops from Vietnam. U,S troops went down to 479,000 by the end if the year. 9,414 american were killed in the Vietnam war. -
President Nixon announces
President Nixon says U.S troops will attacjk in Combodia. -
Kent State Incident
28 guardsmen shot at a crowd and 4 died. -
Veterans Memorial
Veitnam Veterans Memorial in Wahington.
