1960s Timeline

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Nov 1, 2021

Government on the Offensive in South Vietnam

Nov. 1, 1961 - More than 500 Vietnamese Communist guerrillas are reported to have been killed in clashes with Government forces in recent...

Oct 29, 2021

U.S. Military Advisor in South Vietnam Shot by Communist Sniper

Oct. 29, 1961 - A United States Army military adviser on a training patrol with a Vietnamese ranger platoon was shot by a Vietnamese...

Oct 26, 2021

Kennedy to South Vietnam: We'll Help You Resist Reds

Oct. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy has reassured South Vietnam of his determination to help it resist Communist attacks and preserve its...

Oct 21, 2021

General Taylor Tours Fighting Zones in South Vietnam

Oct. 21, 1961 - Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (pictured with South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem) and his chief aides made an extensive air...

Oct 19, 2021

North Vietnamese Delegation Assails U.S. on Taylor Trip

Oct. 19, 1961 - The Communist North Vietnamese delegation at the Laotian conference in Geneva assailed the United States today for having...

Oct 18, 2021

President Diem Places South Vietnam in “State of Emergency”

Oct. 18, 1961 - President Ngo Dinh Diem (pictured) placed South Vietnam in a “state of emergency” today after announcing that Col. Hoang...

Oct 16, 2021

Communist Viet Cong on the Move in South Vietnam

Oct. 16, 1961 - According to reports, a Viet Cong unit of battalion strength overwhelmed a South Vietnamese civil guard garrison last...

Oct 15, 2021

General Taylor Leaves for South Vietnam

Oct. 15, 1961 - Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (pictured) left for South Vietnam today and indicated that the U.S. would be reluctant to commit...

Oct 14, 2021

General Taylor Will Seek Facts in South Vietnam

Oct. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has asked the mission to South Vietnam headed by Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (left) to make a broad study of...

Oct 13, 2021

Communist Leaders Mao Tse-Tung and Ho Chi Minh Meet in Beijing

Oct. 13, 1961 - Mao Tse-tung (left), chief of the Chinese Communist party, and North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh (right) met last...

Oct 12, 2021

Moscow Radio Criticizes U.S. “Aggressive Plans” in Vietnam

Oct. 12, 1961 - The Moscow radio asserted today that Washington had “openly aggressive” plans to send troops to South Vietnam. It...

Oct 11, 2021

President Kennedy Sending General Taylor to South Vietnam

Oct. 11, 1961 - General Maxwell D. Taylor (pictured left) will go to South Vietnam this week on President Kennedy’s behalf to study means...

Oct 7, 2021

Kennedy Talks Tough on Southeast Asia

Oct. 7, 1961 - The United States is considering sending troops to Southeast Asia to cope with the worsening situation in Vietnam and a...