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SDS stands for Student of Democratic Society and was founded in the mid 1960's. SDS was a student activist group and was one of the main representations of the New Left.
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The U.S. Congress made a joint resolution that was enacted August 10, 1964. It created liberty for the president to do whatever was necessary to assist people without Congress.
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On the holiday of Tet on January 31, 1968 North Vietnam and communist countries attacked South Vietnam. They mostly attacked heavy populated areas with U.S. troops.
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On March 16, 1968 U.S. Army soldiers killed 347 to 504 unarmed civilians. They killed men, women, children, and some women were gang raped.
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Richard Nixon became President on November 5, 1968 after losing to JFK both of his elections.He became President after losing to presidential elections and an election for governor.
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On June 13,1971 the New York Time started to publish the Pentagon papers. These papers ere supplied to them by Daniel Ellsberg who had stolen them.
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The Fall of Saigon was the capture of South Vietnam's capital on April 30,1975. The event marked the ending of the war and the beginning of reunification of Vietnam.