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US pledges $15 million
The US pleged $15 million to France to help Fight in Vietnam -
The 17th Parallel is created
The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. -
The Republic of Vietnam Created
South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president. -
Ngo Dinh Diem is executed
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup. -
US destroyers attacked
North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters (the Gulf of Tonkin Incident). -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder). -
US troops arrive
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
North Vietname attack
The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns. -
US troops withdraw
President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam. -
US announces attack
President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This news sparks nationwide protests, especially on college campuses. -
All US troops are pulled out
The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. -
Vietnam Unified
Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.