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Ho Chi Minh
On this day Vietnam declared independence for there country. On the day he made a speach saying that its time for our people to rise up and take power. -
Herman Truman Chooses sides in first indochina war.
The french began to open fire on the port city of Haipong killing 6000 civilians. As a counter attack the vietnamese attacked french ground forces. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
A suprise attack on the French millitary at Dien Bien Phu in the mountains of north vietnam. A decisive battle of the war, it shattered the french moral. -
Geneva Peace Conference Splits Vietnam in Two
A meeting between France and vietnam, were talks of viet minh demanding that france leave the coutry. in july they came to an agreement and vietnam was split into the 17th parallel. -
Buddist protest Diem Policies
Buddist preast prostest the change by setting thereself on fire in the middle of the street. -
Debate on vietnam
Hawks are in favor of expanding military, and doves arae against it. -
Gulf of tonkin resolution
President Johnson approved covert attacks on radar stations along north vietnam's coast. -
First u.s Troops to land in vietnam
U.S troops levels rapidly rose after the first soldiers arrived. Later the number of young men drafter doubled to 35,000 a month. -
Operation Star light
The first assult by U.S. ground troops in Vietnam.
