World History

  • Battle of Dien Bien Phu

    Battle of Dien Bien Phu

    Viet Minh troops under Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap overrun French base at Dien Bien Phu.
  • Saigon Military Mission

    Saigon Military Mission

    Psychological warfare in South Vietnam
  • 17th parallel

    17th parallel

    Geneva Accords divide Vietnam in two
  • USS Maddox

    USS Maddox

    North Vietnam bombs the USS Maddox
  • PROVN

    PROVN

    This program got published
  • Walter Cronkite

    Walter Cronkite

    He returns from Vietnam and says it's gonna end in a stalemate.
  • Bombing

    Bombing

    Secret U.S. bombing of Vietnamese communist bases in Cambodia begins.
  • Protest

    Protest

    Anti-war protesting in the U.S.
  • Shooting at Kent University

    Shooting at Kent University

    Ohio National Guard open fire at college students
  • Ending the War

    Ending the War

    North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the U.S. concluded ending the War.
  • Phnom Penh capture

    Phnom Penh capture

    Khmer Rouge forces led by Pol Pot capture Phnom Penh.
  • Radio Service

    Radio Service

    Americans and South Vietnamese are flown to safety.
  • Overthrow

    Overthrow

    Vietnam invades Cambodia overthrowing Pol Pot government and installing new regime.
  • Pol Pot to Thai border

    Pol Pot to Thai border

    Vietnamese troops occupy Phnom Penh, driving Pol Pot to the Thai border. The occupation is to last 10 years.
  • Outlaw

    Outlaw

    The Cambodian government outlaws the Khmer Rouge.
  • Pol Pot death

    Pol Pot death

    Pol Pot dies in a jungle hideout on the run from Cambodian forces.
  • Ta Mok

    Ta Mok

    Ta Mok, the last of the top Khmer Rouge rebels, is arrested and accused of genocide.
  • Killing Fields

    Killing Fields

    United Nations and Cambodian negotiators agree to an international “Killing Fields” tribunal for former Khmer Rouge leaders. The draft agreement is sent to the UN General Assembly and the Cambodian National Assembly for approval before work can go ahead on establishing the court.
  • Khmer Rouge trials

    Khmer Rouge trials

    The UN says legal requirements are met and sufficient funding is in place for the Khmer Rouge trials.
  • Ta Mok death

    Ta Mok death

    Ta Mok, known as “The Butcher”, dies before appearing in front of the tribunal.
  • I was born

    I was born

  • Kindergarten

    Kindergarten

  • Moved Houses

    Moved Houses

  • Went to D.C.

    Went to D.C.

  • Lumineers Concert

    Lumineers Concert