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Kennedy Assassination
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m Central Standard Time in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza. -
Lyndon Johnson sworn in as president
The first inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th President of the United States was held on Friday, November 22, 1963 aboard Air Force One at Love Field, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy earlier that day -
Gulf of Tonkin
he Gulf of Tonkin incident, also known as the USS Maddox incident, drew the United States more directly into the Vietnam War. It involved two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin -
War protest in Washington 1967
Thousands protest the war in Vietnam -
My Lai Massacre
Charley Company was on a "search and destroy" mission and destroyed an entire village -
Nixon wins Presidency
Eight years after being defeated by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election, Richard Nixon defeats Hubert H. Humphrey and is elected president. -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords was an agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, the Republic of Vietnam, and the United States to bring an end to the Vietnam War. -
Saigon Captured
The Fall of Saigon, or the Liberation of Saigon, depending on context, was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on April 30, 1975.
