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Kennedy Assassination
As their vehicle passed the Texas School Book Depository Building at 12:30 p.m., Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired three shots from the sixth floor, fatally wounding President Kennedy and seriously injuring Governor Connally. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital. -
Lyndon Johnson sworn in as president
An American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. -
Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, also known as the USS Maddox incident, drew the United States more directly into the Vietnam War. -
War Protest in Washington
In Washington, D.C. nearly 100,000 people gather to protest the American war effort in Vietnam. -
Tet offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
My Lai Massacre
Vietnam War mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. -
Nixon wins presidency
An American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974. -
Paris Peace accords
An agreement between the government of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States to bring an end to the Vietnam War. -
Fall of Saigon
The capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.
