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First US Helicopters Arrive
The first US helicopters arrive in Vietnam, carrying 400 soldiers. -
Agent Orange
The US bering to drop Agent Orange, a defoliating herbicide, the prevent the use of some roads and trails by Viet Cong -
Troops sent to Vietnam
200,000 troops were sent into `nam.
9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrive in Vietnam -
Vietnam battle
"Battle of Ia Drang Valley" -
Rolling Thunder
100 US Air Force planes and 60 South Vietnamese planes bomb North Vietnam. -
First Anti-War Campus Sit In
In the US, the first anti-Vietnam War campus sit-in takes place at the University of Michigan. -
First Anti - War March
First Anti - War MarchSDS Lead the first Anti Vietnam protest in Washington. 25, 000 attend. -
Peace for economic aid proposal
The U.S. offers North Vietnam economic aid in exchange for peace, but the offer is summarily rejected -
Draft cards
Burning draft cards becomes illegal -
Love and Peace
10,000 people join the Walk for Love and Peace and Freedom in New York City -
Anti-Vietnam War protest
Anti-Vietnam War protest. 400,000 march from Central Park to UN. Speeches by Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael and Dr. Benjamin Spock -
Stop The Draft
"Stop the draft" movement organised by 40 anti - war groups, nationwide protests ensured. -
Hamburger Hill
US forces were engaged in the A Shau Valley -
WOODSTOCK
WOODSTOCK Festival 500,000 people gathered for three days of music and peace that changed the world -
Largest Anti-War Protest
More than 250,000 protesters gather in Washington, D.C., in the largest anti-war demonstration to occur during the Vietnam war. -
Largest Anti - War Rally
Largest Anti - War Rally in US History 500,000 + march in Washington DC for peace. -
Nixon Begins Withdrawal
Nixon begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam. -
Veterans demonstration
Over 1000 Veterans demonstrate against the Vietnam war in Wash D.C., throwing their medals over the Capitol fence -
Vietnam ceasefire
Vietnam ceasefire agreement signed after 58,000 US casualties, U.S. military draft ends -
Attack On Hippies
A massacre happened on a peaceful hippie protest at Kent State, killing 4 and wounding 9 people.
