BY: FRANCISCO PUEBLA

A FORCE OF 40,000 HEAVILY ARMED VIETMINH LAY SEIGE TO THE FRENCH GARRISON AT DIENBIENPHU.

US Training South Vietnamese: The US Military Assistance Advisor Group (MAAG) assumes responsibility, from French, for training South Vietnamese forces.

During a tour of Asian countries, Vice President Lyndon Johnson visits Diem in Saigon

Tensions between Buddhists and the Diem government are further strained as Diem

In an effort to disrupt movement along the Mugia Pass

In a show of military might that catches the US military off guard, North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces sweep down upon several key cities and provinces in South Vietnamh

The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive

The Battle for Hue wages for 26 days as US and South Vietnamese forces try to recapture the site seized by the Communists

When news of the atrocities surfaced, it sent shockwaves through the US political establishment, the military's chain of command, and an already divided American public.

Westmoreland feels the need too add 206,000 more troops

North Vietnamese and American negotiators agree on a location and start date of peace talks.

Westmoreland's decisions were not beneficial to the U.S.

As the frazzled Democratic party prepares to hold its nominating convention in Chicago, city officials gear up for a deluge of demonstrations.

Running on a platform of "law and order," Richard Nixon barely beats out Hubert Humphrey for the presidency

The platform of over 500,000 has been reached and exceeded

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