On February 10.1954 ; United States President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam. source
On February 10.1954 ; United States President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
On February 11. 1973 ; Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. source
On February 11. 1973 ; Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
On February 17.1979 ; The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. source
On February 17.1979 ; The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
On March 7.1987 ; Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen. source
On March 7.1987 ; Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen.
On March 10. 1966 ; Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. source
On March 10. 1966 ; Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
On March 16.1968 ; Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops. source
On March 16.1968 ; Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
On March 29.1973 ; Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam. source
On March 29.1973 ; Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
On May 19.1941 ; The Viet Minh, a communist coalition, formed at Cao Bằng, Vietnam. source
On May 19.1941 ; The Viet Minh, a communist coalition, formed at Cao Bằng, Vietnam.
On June 3.1969 ; Melbourne–Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half. source
On June 3.1969 ; Melbourne–Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half.
In Vietnam, People's Army Day is celebrated on 22 December. source
In Vietnam, People's Army Day is celebrated on 22 December.
On June 27.1908 ; A group of Vietnamese indigenous tirailleurs attempt to poison the entire French colonial army's garrison in the Citadel of Hanoi. source
On June 27.1908 ; A group of Vietnamese indigenous tirailleurs attempt to poison the entire French colonial army's garrison in the Citadel of Hanoi.
Cuju is a competitive sport which originated in China and was also played in Korea, Japan and Vietnam. source
Cuju is a competitive sport which originated in China and was also played in Korea, Japan and Vietnam.
On July 21.1954 ; First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. source
On July 21.1954 ; First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
On July 22.1802 ; Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare. source
On July 22.1802 ; Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.
On August 5.1974 ; Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam. source
On August 5.1974 ; Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
On August 14.1945 ; The Viet Minh launches August Revolution amid the political confusion and power vacuum engulfing Vietnam. source
On August 14.1945 ; The Viet Minh launches August Revolution amid the political confusion and power vacuum engulfing Vietnam.
On August 18. 1971 ; Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. source
On August 18. 1971 ; Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
On September 3.1997 ; Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. source
On September 3.1997 ; Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
On September 15.1974 ; Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. source
On September 15.1974 ; Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
On October 12.1970 ; Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas source
On October 12.1970 ; Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas
On November 2.1963 ; South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. source
On November 2.1963 ; South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
On November 5.1970 ; The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). source
On November 5.1970 ; The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24).
On November 6.1963 ; Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Dương Văn Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam. source
On November 6.1963 ; Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Dương Văn Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam.
On November 15.1969 ; Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death". source
On November 15.1969 ; Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death".
On November 21.1970 ; Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there. source
On November 21.1970 ; Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
On December 24.1966 ; A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129. source
On December 24.1966 ; A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
On December 25.1927 ; The Vietnamese Nationalist Party is founded. source
On December 25.1927 ; The Vietnamese Nationalist Party is founded.
Edwards's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) is a bird of the pheasant family Phasianidae and is endemic to the rainforests of Vietnam. source
Edwards's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) is a bird of the pheasant family Phasianidae and is endemic to the rainforests of Vietnam.
