MAAG Vietnam established to advise South VietnamNov 1, 1955Labels: MAAG Vietnam, South VietnamVietnam War50thMAAG
National Liberation Front (NLF) formed in South VietnamDec 20, 1960Labels: National Liberation, Viet CongBritannica NLF
Gulf of Tonkin incident escalates U.S.–North Vietnam tensionsAug 2, 1964Labels: USS Maddox, North VietnamBritannica TonkinTonkin Incident
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution becomes U.S. war authorityAug 10, 1964Labels: Gulf of, U STonkin ResolutionHISTORY Tonkin
Attack on Camp Holloway prompts U.S. retaliationFeb 7, 1965Labels: Camp Holloway, Viet CongCamp Holloway
Operation Rolling Thunder begins sustained bombing of North VietnamMar 2, 1965Labels: Operation Rolling, North VietnamRolling Thunder
First U.S. ground combat troops land at Da NangMar 8, 1965Labels: Da Nang, U SHISTORY Da NangAP Da Nang
Battle of Ia Drang tests U.S. air-mobile warfareNov 14, 1965Labels: Battle of, U SBritannica Ia Drang
Tet Offensive shocks U.S. expectations about the warJan 30, 1968Labels: Tet Offensive, Viet CongHISTORY Tet
Nixon announces Cambodia expansion, sparking U.S. protestsApr 30, 1970Labels: Cambodia expansion, Richard Nixon1970 Vietnam WarUPI Cambodia
Pentagon Papers publication exposes internal U.S. decision-makingJun 13, 1971Labels: Pentagon Papers, New YorkAP Pentagon PapersUPI Pentagon Papers
Paris Peace Accords signed, committing U.S. to withdrawalJan 27, 1973Labels: Paris Peace, Provisional RevolutionaryHISTORY ParisParis Accords
War Powers Resolution becomes law after Vietnam-era backlashNov 7, 1973Labels: War Powers, U SBritannica War PowersWar Powers Resolution
Fall of Saigon ends South Vietnam and the warApr 30, 1975Labels: Fall of, North VietnamBritannica SaigonFall of Saigon