U.S. soldiers massacre civilians at Mỹ Lai

North Vietnamese forces intensified attacks around the U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh. The siege drew a large U.S. air campaign and became a major focus of U.S. media and command attention just before...

North Vietnamese and NLF forces launched coordinated attacks during the Tết holiday across South Vietnam. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces later regained most territory, but the offensive undermined...

NLF and North Vietnamese forces entered Huế and held much of the city for weeks. Fighting devastated neighborhoods and displaced civilians. Communist executions during the occupation and killings by...

After reporting from Vietnam in the aftermath of Tết, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite described the conflict as approaching stalemate. His broadcast reflected a widening credibility gap in the United...

After fighting that began during Tết, government and U.S. forces regained control of Huế. The battle damaged neighborhoods and cultural sites and caused mass displacement. Accounts of civilian...

Lyndon B. Johnson announced a partial halt to bombing North Vietnam and said he would not seek another term. He also called for negotiations. The decision followed mounting casualties, dissent and the...

King’s assassination in Memphis intensified grief and political crisis across the United States. A year earlier he had condemned the war as connected to racism and poverty, arguing that military...

The 1st Cavalry Division linked up with Marines after months of siege and air supply. The corridor ended the encirclement, but did not erase the costs of the battle to nearby communities or settle the...

Representatives of the United States and Democratic Republic of Vietnam opened talks in Paris. Disputes over who could participate and the war’s political future delayed progress; the NLF and the...

Notes by Nixon aide H. R. Haldeman record discussion of efforts to “monkey wrench” Johnson’s peace initiative before the election. The episode demonstrates how domestic electoral calculation entered...