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The Geneva Accords temporarily divided North and South Vietnam along the 17th parallel.
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The anti-communist but corrupt leader of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, was assassinated by an US supported military group.
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At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago there was a conflict between anti-war protesters and the police force. The protesters did not support the fact that Hubert Humphrey, a loyal Democrat and supporter of Johnson, was chosen to be the Democratic candidate.
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The Tet Offensive was a surprise attack of the Vietcong on numerous South Vietnamese cities.
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An US platoon under command of Lieutenant William Calley, Jr. killed more than 200 innocent people in the village of My Lai.
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The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. who was one of the most influential Civil Rights activists caused riots in many big cities in the US.
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Robert F. Kennedy, brother of JFK, was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan after winning the presidential primary in California.
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Due to the events at the Democratic National Convention, the Democrats received an image of division and disorder. This helped the Republicans to win the presidency.
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With the establishment of the lottery system (draft that chose people at random), the policy of college deferment (people who enrolled in an university were granted to put off military service in Vietnam) was ended.
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With the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the direct involvement of the US in the Vietnam War comes to an end.
