The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.

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Vietnam War ‑ This Day In History

Thousands of Mexican American antiwar activists march in Chicano Moratorium

President Nixon meets with anti‑war protesters at the Lincoln Memorial

Viet Cong officer is shot in the head; iconic photo taken

This Day in History: 03/29/1973 – U.S. withdraws from Vietnam

This Day In History: 01/21/1977 – Carter Pardons Draft Dodgers

Pol Pot overthrown

Watergate burglars arrested

Tet Offensive halted

Tet Offensive ends

Pol Pot renames Cambodia

Vietnamese villagers killed by U.S. soldiers in My Lai Massacre

Battle for “Hamburger Hill” ends after 10 grueling days