Vietnam War timeline By giojimenez777 1945 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's Independence 1950 U.S. pledges military aid to help the French in Vietnam 1954 President Eisenhower outlines the Domino Theory 1954 Geneva Accords 1956 French Leave Vietnam 1960 Kennedy is elected President 1963 Diem and Kennedy Assassinated 1963 Johnson becomes President 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1965 First American Combat troops arrive at Vietnam 1968 Tet Offensive 1968 My Lai Massacre 1968 Nixon Elected President 1969 Nixon Announces Vietnamization 1973 Cease fire signed in Paris 1973 End of Draft Announced 1973 Last American Troops leave in Vietnam 1974 Nixon Resigns 1974 Ford becomes President 1975 Remaining Americans Evacuate Vietnam
