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Ho Chi Minh makes an announcement of the new political party titled the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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On May 7, 1954 the French were defeated in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu against the Japanese.
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This cease-fire provided a peaceful withdrawl of the French from Vietnam and a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam declares itself as part of the Republic of Vietnam under the newly elected president Ngo Dinh Diem.
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The National Liberation Front or NLF is established in South Vietnam.
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On August 2, 1964, North Vietnamese attack two U.S destroyers sitting in international waters.
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6 U.S. Marines are killed by NVA.
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Peace Talks Begin Between North Vietnam, South Vietnam, the US, and Viet Cong.
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President Nixon proposes a Peace Plan on national television, where the U.S. would pull out of war with North Vietnam.
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Viet Cong begins attacking targets (150) in North Vietnam.
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President Nixon orders for 35,000 soldiers to return home from Vietnam.
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450 civilians are killed in Saigon after Viet Cong commits terrorist acts.
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NVA capture Quan Tri City.
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On this date, the 101 U.S. Airborne Division is withdrawn from Vietnam.
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Two harbors in Vietnam are bombed by the United States.
