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Ho Chi Minh Declares Independence of Vietnam
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France recognizes Vietnam as a "free state" within the French Union.
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Elysee Agreement Signed
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US Pledges $15M to Aid French
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Eisenhower Cites "Domino Theory" Regarding Southeast Asia
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French Leave Vietnam
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Communist Insurgency into South Vietnam
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Kennedy Elected President
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Vietcong Formed
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President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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LBJ Defeats Goldwater
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Operation "Rolling Thunder" Deployed
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B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
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Martin Luther King Speaks Out Against War
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MLK killed in Memphis
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Richard Nixon Elected President
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Ho Chi Minh Dies at Age 79
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Kent State Incident
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Number of US Troops Falls to 280K
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Nixon Wins Reelection
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Nixon Cuts Troop Levels by 70K
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Last American Troops Leave Vietnam
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Hearings on Secret Bombings Begin
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Vietnam War Ends