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Geneva Conference beginsTurning point of U.S. involvement with Vietnam
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July 8, 1959 – Master Sargeant Charles Ovnand and Major Dale R. Buis are killed by a guerrilla strike at Bien Hoa while watching the film The Tattered Dress.
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Formation of the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam
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President John F. Kennedy orders more help for the South Vietnamese government in its war against the Vietcong guerrillas. U.S. backing includes new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisors and support personnel.
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Mark of America's first combat mission against Vietcong -Helicopters flown by U.S. Army pilots ferry 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers to sweep a NLF stronghold near Saigon.
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Battle of Ap Bac where the Vietcong defeats the South Vietnamese Army. America starts losing hope.
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President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu are murdered by dissident generals of the South Vietnamese army.
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The U.S. congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend southeast Asia.
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North Vietnam's neighbor and ally, China, successfully tests an atomic bomb.
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70,000 North Vietnam and Viet Cong forces attack on more than 100 cities and town in South Vietnam. North Vietnam achieved victory.
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Group of American soldiers brutally killed the majorty of South Vietnamese of My Lai.
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U.S. military aircraft attacks targets throughout North Vietnam to convince Communist Leaders and reduce their capacity to wage war against South Vietnam.
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President Nixon announces a cease-fire agreement and American troops will be widthdrawing from Vietnam within 60 days.
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Troops evacuate from Vietnam.
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Saigon FallsNorth Vietnam and Vietcong Forces are capture North Vietnam capital of Saigon forcing the war to end by causing South Vietnam to surrender.
