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Vietnam War

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    Vietnam War

  • Vietnam War begins

    Vietnam War begins

    This was the day that the Vietnamese Military Assistance Advisory Group was created from the Indochina Military Assistance Advisory Group, which was established in 1950 - See more at: http://thevietnamwar.info/when-did-the-vietnam-war-start/#sthash.hhXgPDqY.dpuf
  • John F. Kennedy Elected President

    John F. Kennedy Elected President

    Beating Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy was the youngest President to be elected
  • American Helicopters Land in South Vietnam

    American Helicopters Land in South Vietnam

    Along with helicopters 400 United States personnel to maintain upkeep and fly aircraft
  • China tests atomic bomb

    China tests atomic bomb

    Atomic bombs were sucessful.
  • Wounded Americans

    Wounded Americans

    Vietcong mortars shell Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon. Four Americans are killed, and 76 are wounded. This happens just before Presidential Election.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson elected President

    Lyndon B. Johnson elected President

    Lyndon had served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
  • President Johnson immediately orders U.S. Navy

    President Johnson immediately orders U.S. Navy

    Johnson orders U.S. Navy to attack just inside of Vietam because Nine Americans are killed and more than 70 are wounded after an attack by NLF commandos.
  • Richard Nixon Elected as President

    Richard Nixon Elected as President

    Nixon beats Hubert Humphrey by less than 500,000 votes.
  • Gerald Ford President

    Gerald Ford President

    Gerald Ford takes office after President Nixon resigns.
  • Vietnam War Ends

    Vietnam War Ends

    When the war ended it was shown by crashing a tank through the gates of the Independence Palace - See more at: http://thevietnamwar.info/when-did-the-vietnam-war-end/#sthash.vgSRu7EE.dpuf