Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

• November 1, 1963 - American/Vietnamese forces stage a coup in Vietnam.
  
• November 22, 1963 - Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.
  
• January 30, 1964 - The 24th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• July 2, 1964 - Segregation is now abolished in the United States.
  
• August 4, 1964 - Vietnamese forces attack an American Destroyer (USS Maddox).
  
• August 7, 1964 - The United States begins military presence in Vietnam.
  
• January 20, 1965 - Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as President for a second term.
  
• January 20, 1965 - Hubert Humphrey is sworn in as the 38th Vice President of the United States.
  
• July 6, 1965 - The 25th Amendment is passed by Congress.
  
• February 10, 1967 - The 25th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• March 16, 1968 - American forces take My Lai.
  
• January 20, 1969 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1969 - Spiro Agnew is sworn in as the 39th Vice President of the United States.
  
• July 20, 1969 - American astronaut Neil Armstrong is the first human to walk on the Moon.
  
• April 30, 1970 - American forces invade Cambodia.
  
• December 31, 1970 - The United States begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam.
  
• March 3, 1971 - The 26th Amendment is passed by Congress.
  
• June 30, 1971 - The 26th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• December 18, 1972 - American forces begin bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.
  
• December 28, 1972 - American forces cease bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.
  
• January 20, 1973 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as President for a second term.
  
• January 20, 1973 - Spiro Agnew is sworn in as Vice President for a second term.
  
• January 27, 1973 - The United States and Vietnam sign a peace treaty, ending the Vietnam War.
  
• March 29, 1973 - The last of American forces leave Vietnam.
  
• December 6, 1973 - Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 40th Vice President of the United States.
  
• August 9, 1974 - Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States.
  
• December 19, 1974 - Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as the 41st Vice President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1977 - Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1977 - Walter Mondale is sworn in as the 42nd Vice President of the United States.
  
• November 4, 1979 - Iranians seize the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 52 people hostage.
  
• January 20, 1981 - Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1981 - George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd Vice President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1981 - The hostages from the American Embassy are freed.
  
• March 23, 1983 - President Reagan starts the Strategic Defense Initiative.
  
• January 20, 1985 - George Bush is sworn in as Vice President for a second term.
  
• January 21, 1985 - Ronald Reagan is sworn in as President for a second term.
  
• January 20, 1989 - George Bush is sworn in as the 41st President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1989 - Dan Quayle is sworn in as the 44th Vice President of the United States.
  

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