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Ho Chi Mihn Declares Vietnam's Independence
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Vietmihn attack French garrison and defeat the French
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The French lost heart for war after the defeat suffered at Dien Bien Phu and leave Vietnam
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John F Kennedy also known as JFK is elected as the 35th President of the United States
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President JFK is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald and Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States
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The first American combat troops arrive in Vietnam
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The United States military launches the largest ground operation of the Vietnam War
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50,000 protesters march on the Pentagon protesting Americas involvement in the war
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North Vietnamese troops and the Vietcong coordinate attacks and go on the offensive against American and South Vietnamese troops
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American soldiers enter a Vietnamese village and begin killing innocent people. This incident will later be known as the My Lai Massacre
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Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is gunned down outside a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee
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My uncle is stationed at Nui Ba Den when he and 140 fellow Americans are attacked and overrun by Vietcong forces. This incident will later be known as The Battle of Black Virgin Mountain
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Richard Nixon is elected and becomes the 37th President of the United States
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National Guardsmen open fire on Kent State University protesters killing 4 students and wounding 9
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Richard Nixon promised to end the draft in his 1968 presidential campaign. He kept his promise and ended the military draft
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The last American combative troops leave Vietnam
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After the Watergate Scandal Richard Nixon resigns as president and Gerald Ford becomes the 38th president of the United States
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The Vietnam War finally comes to an end
