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The United States pledges $15 Million dollars in aid to the French
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The French lose to the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu, a battle last went on for 2 months. This victory is what drove the French out of Vietnam
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The Viet Cong (National Liberation Front) is established in South Vietnam
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South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup
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North Vietnamese attack 2 U.S. Destroyers sitting in international waters
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President Johnson authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder. The operation is a bombardment campaign meant to cripple North Vietnam's transportation system and its industrial centers in order to halt the flow of men and supplies into the South.
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The first U.S. combat units arrive in Vietnam.
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The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns.
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U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the town of Mai Lai.
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President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam.
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North Vietnam launches a massive assault on South Vietnam.
