Events with tag - Post-war Reconciliation

April 26, 1865

Johnston's Surrender at Bennett Place

Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union General William T. Sherman at Bennett Place, North Carolina, effectively ending Confederate resistance in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. This surrender of 89,270 soldiers marked the largest Confederate capitulation of the Civil War.

July 11, 1995

US-Vietnam Diplomatic Normalization

President Bill Clinton formally established diplomatic relations with Vietnam on July 11, 1995, marking a historic turning point in post-Vietnam War relations. This decision ended two decades of hostility and opened new opportunities for economic cooperation and regional stability.