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People in New York protested the US involvement in Vietnam because they felt it violated human rights.
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North Vietnamese attack 2 U.S Destroyers sitting in international waters
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A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins
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The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam.
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U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the town of Mai Lai.
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U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000
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President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam.
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire
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The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.
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South Vietnam surrenders to the communists.
