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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
A North Vietnamese patrol boat fired a torpedo at an American destroyer, the USS Maddox. The torpedo missed it's target , but the Maddox returned fire and created heavy damage on the patrol boat. -
Tet Offensive
Vietcong forces shock U.S. troops with a number of surprise attacks supported by North Vietnamese troops. The Tet Offensive will be a catastrophe for the Viet Cong, which lose 37,000 fighters. It is also a serious blow for the United States, which loses 2,500 men. -
The My Lai Massacre
A U.S. platoon under command of Lieutenant William Calley, Jr., had massacred 200 unarmed civilians, including women and children. The small village is located in northern South Vietnam. -
The Invasion of Cambodia
President Nixon announced that U.S. troops had invaded Cambodia to clear out North Vietnamese and Vietcong supply centers. With college students hearing of the invasaion the burst into protest. -
Kent State University
Location where a massive student protest led to the burning of the ROTC building. In result, the Ohio university where National Guardsman opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam war. In conclusion, nine were wounded and 4 were killed. -
Pentagon Papers
Defense Department worker Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers. This was a 7,000-page paper document revealing that the U.S. government had not been honest about it's intentions in the Vietnam War. -
Watergate
Included five men are being caught for burglarizing, the headquarters for the Democratic National Committee, located at the Watergate hotel in Washington, D.C. Their arrests will set into the events that will eventually result in President Nixon's resignation. -
Vietnam War Ends
The Vietnam War is over for the United States. The last U.S. combat soldier leaves Vietnam. But military advisors and some Marines remain. Over 3 million Americans have served in the war, nearly 60,000 are dead, some 150,000 are wounded, and at least 1,000 are missing in action. -
War Powers Act
This was an law enacted in 1973, which limited a presdient's right to send troops into battle without consulting congress. The president must inform the congress within 48 hours of sending troops into hostile areas. -
The Fall of Saigon
Within months of the United States departure, the cease-fire agreement between North and South Vitnam collapsed. North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon and captured the city. Not long after South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.
