North Vietnam and the Vietnam War (1945–1975)

1. Ho Chi Minh proclaims DRV independence

   Sep 2, 1945Labels: Ho Chi, Ba Dinh, Democratic Republic

   • DRV Declaration
   • Britannica Ho

2. Ho–Sainteny Agreement signed with France

   Mar 6, 1946Labels: Ho Sainteny, France, Democratic Republic

   • Ho Sainteny

3. French shelling of Haiphong escalates conflict

   Nov 23, 1946Labels: Haiphong, French Navy, Bombardment

   • Haiphong
   • Indochina War

4. Hanoi fighting marks First Indochina War outbreak

   Dec 19, 1946Labels: Hanoi, First Indochina, Viet Minh

   • Battle Hanoi
   • Indochina War

5. Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu

   May 7, 1954Labels: Dien Bien, Viet Minh, French Garrison

   • Britannica DBP
   • DBP Battle

6. Geneva Accords divide Vietnam at 17th parallel

   Jul 21, 1954Labels: Geneva Accords, 17th Parallel, Cease-fire

   • Britannica Geneva
   • Geneva Conf

7. Group 559 created to build Ho Chi Minh Trail

   May 19, 1959Labels: Group 559, Ho Chi, Hanoi

   • Group 559
   • 1959 War

8. National Liberation Front (NLF) formed in South Vietnam

   Dec 20, 1960Labels: National Liberation, Viet Cong, South Vietnam

   • Britannica NLF

9. South Vietnamese coup overthrows Ngo Dinh Diem

   Nov 1, 1963Labels: Ngo Dinh, South Vietnam, Saigon Coup

   • 1963 Coup

10. Gulf of Tonkin incident accelerates U.S. escalation

    Aug 2, 1964Labels: Gulf of, USS Maddox, U S

    • Tonkin Incident
    • Tonkin Res

11. Operation Rolling Thunder begins bombing North Vietnam

    Mar 2, 1965Labels: Operation Rolling, U S, North Vietnam

    • USAF Museum
    • Rolling Thunder

12. Tet Offensive begins across South Vietnam

    Jan 30, 1968Labels: Tet Offensive, NLF, North Vietnam

    • Britannica Tet
    • Tet Offensive

13. My Lai massacre occurs amid wider war violence

    Mar 16, 1968Labels: My Lai, U S, S n

    • My Lai
    • Gilder Lehrman

14. Provisional Revolutionary Government established

    Jun 8, 1969Labels: Provisional Revolutionary, PRG, South Vietnam

    • PRG
    • Britannica NLF

15. Easter Offensive launched by North Vietnam

    Mar 30, 1972Labels: Easter Offensive, North Vietnam, Conventional Campaign

    • Easter Offensive

16. Operation Linebacker II bombs Hanoi and Haiphong

    Dec 18, 1972Labels: Operation Linebacker, B-52, Hanoi

    • AF History
    • Linebacker II

17. Paris Peace Accords signed to end U.S. involvement

    Jan 27, 1973Labels: Paris Peace, North Vietnam, United States

    • Paris Accords

18. Fall of Saigon ends war; Vietnam reunification imminent

    Apr 30, 1975Labels: Fall of, North Vietnamese, Saigon

    • PRG
    • Paris Accords