Paris peace talks begin

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...

U.S. troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, mostly women, children and older people. The crime was initially concealed and became public in 1969. My Lai exposed the human...

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...

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...

Johnson ordered a halt to U.S. bombing of North Vietnam ahead of the Paris peace talks. The move followed years of bombing and domestic opposition, but did not stop U.S. operations elsewhere or end...

A cable to Johnson reported that Chennault contacted South Vietnamese ambassador Bùi Diễm and urged Saigon to wait for a better deal under Nixon. The intervention complicated peace efforts and...

Nixon took office promising to end U.S. involvement. His administration pursued “Vietnamization,” transferring more combat responsibility to South Vietnamese forces while continuing heavy bombing...

The United States began the secret Operation Menu bombing of Cambodian border areas. The campaign violated Cambodian neutrality and intensified conflict across Indochina; estimates of civilian...