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Lyndon B Johnson life
Lyndon B Johnson was born on August 27, 1908. He was the first children of sam ealy johnson.Jr. johnson graduated from southwest state teachers college (now called texas state University-san Marcos). johnson moved to Washington D.C to serve as congressional secretary. -
Gerald Ford Early years
Gerald ford was born on july 14, 1913 in omaha, Nebraska. His name when he was born was leslie lynch King Jr. from his biological father. Dorothy his mother divorced King when he was a baby and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. then she married Gerald R Ford, he was a succesful art painter. Gerald learnd the memories os his biological father and only saw the man a couple time. -
Cu Chi Tunnels
the VC (viet cong) build tunnels underneath the Cu Chi district. the tunnels were used for transport communication and supplies, lay booby traps, and mount surprise attacks, after dissapear underground to safety. the cu chi has become a tourist attraction. At least over 45,000 Vietnammen and womenare said to have died defending the Cu Chi Tunnels -
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Agent Orange
Agent Oeange was used and made by the U.S military. Agent Orange is a mixture of herbicides, program to destroy large amount of land and forest. Agent Orange had a massive effect against the vietnamese citizen, agent orange killed or maimed 400,000 people.
Vietnam claim that half a million children being born had serious birth defects. this caues the vietnam citizen to take action and lawsiut more then 30 chemical companies. -
John F Kennedy Assassination
On November 22, 1963 John.F.Kennedy was assassinated. John and his wife landed in Dallas. From the airfield they travled to motorcade to the Dallas Trade Mart, the site of Jack's next speaking engagement. Shortly after 12:30pm passing through downtown Dallas Kennedy was shot twice, one in the neck, and the other in the head. John F Kennedy was annouced -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder is about the U.S military aricrafts Bombing throughtout North vietnam. Rolling Thunder was the first assult lead by the U.S. some was the boming crippled the north vietnam capacity to war, others contend the campaign effectiveness was limited -
Tat Offensive
the tet offensive is when 70,000 north vietnames and viet cong launched fierce attacks in south vietname. they attack more then 100 cities and towns in south vietname. the tet offensive plan was to rebellion the south vietname population and encourage to scale back the united state support. -
My Lai Massacre
The Lai Massacre was the most horrific incidents of violence during the vietnam war. It was asbout a company of American soilders brutally killing a huge population of south vietnam. it was believed that as many as 500 people (including women, children, and eldrly) were killed in the Lai Massacre. In 1970 the U.S Board Charged 14 officers of crimes related at the My Lai Massacre -
Battle of Khe Sanh
The north Vietnam Carried out a Massive Artillery fight on the U.S Marines. When the South vietnam and the U.S was focus on the Battle of Khe Sanh. The North Planed the Tet Offensive, lunching a series of surprise attacks on citys and towns throughtout South Vietnam. -
Kent State Incident
President Richard M.Nixon appeard on television to announced the invasion of cambodia. Drafted 150,000 more soldiers to expand the war effort. protesters lunched a demonstration including setting the ROTC building on fire. The governor of Ohio Dispatch 90 NationalGaurdsmento the campus. The Gaurds open fired Causeing 4 students dead and wounding 9.
