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Ho Chi Mihn declares independence of Vietnam -
Vietnam is split into North and south -
US begins sending aid to south Vietnam
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French leave Vietnam -
Johnson becomes US president -
US soldiers in Vietnam and US planes begin to bomb NORTH VIETNAM -
More than half a million US soldiers reported to be in combat in Vietnam -
Under public pressure president Nixon began withdrawing US troops from Vietnam! -
The last US troops left Vietnam with 58,000 American dead -
The United States stabilizes relations with Vietnam