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Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was allegedly shot by Lee Harvy Oswald.
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President Lydon Johnson was sworn in the day that Kennedy was assassinated, making him the 36th president of the United States
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The Gulf of Tonkin incident, also known as USS Maddox incident, brought the United States directly into the Vietnam war.
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250,000 war protesters gather in Washington D.C. to speak out against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam war.
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The Tet offensive began on January 30th but actually ended on September 23rd of the same year.
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American Soldiers of Charlie Company C had killed nearly 500 Vietnam civilians.
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President Nixon won the election in 1968 making him the 37th president of the United States. He will go on as president until 1974.
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The Paris Peace Accords was agreed upon by the democratic government of North Vietnam and the United State's government to bring an end to the Vietnam war.
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The capital of South Vietnam fell to communist North Vietnam.
