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Dien Bien Phu Begins
The Viet Mnh lunched its first attack on the french. -
Nixon Speech
In his speech Nixon supported troops commitment to the french. -
The French Surrendered
The Fernch Surrenderd to Viet Mnh forces. -
Bao Dai Appoints Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai names Ngo Dinh Diem the new leader of what will become South Vietnam. -
Vietnam Divided
an agrement to divide vietnam. -
Ho Chi Mnh in Time
Times magazine features Ho Chi Monh in it is cover -
Fisrt American Death
Two military advisors are killed by Viet Minh guerilla soldiers in a raid at Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. -
US Increases Advisors
327 to 685 the number of US advisors n the military -
Kennedy Elected
Democrat John F. Kennedy defeats Republican candidate Richard M. Nixon to become the 35th president of the United States. -
South Army Coup Fails
President Ngo Dinh Diem defeats an attempted coup by his own South Vietnamese government forces, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). -
National Liberation Front and Viet Cong Formed
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First US Combat Death
this will mark the begineeing of the war -
Military Assistance Command Vietnam
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Diem Survives Assassination Attempt
Two South Vietnamese VC pilots bomb Ngo Dinh Diem's presidential palace. Diem escapes the assassination attempt.