1964 ⟶ Gulf of Tonkin Incident Escalates U.S. Involvement in Vietnam War
August 2: The Gulf of Tonkin incident led to the escalation ...
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🇻🇳 Vietnam War Begins
November 1: Beginning of the Vietnam War, which lasts until 1975.⟶
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Cambodia💥 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Escalates U.S. Involvement in Vietnam War
August 2: The Gulf of Tonkin incident led to the escalation of U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.⟶
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United StatesVietnam💥 Tet Offensive in South Vietnam
January – September: The Tet Offensive occurs in South Vietnam.⟶
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VietnamUnited States🪖 My Lai Massacre of Vietnamese Civilians
March 16: My Lai massacre, a mass murder and rape of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in the Vietnam War.⟶
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VietnamUnited States🇻🇳 Saigon Falls: End of the Vietnam War
April 30: The Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War.⟶
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VietnamUnited States⚔️ Vietnam Overthrows Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia
January 7: The Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea ends Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime.⟶
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