By Jennifer Rosenberg. 1858-1884 - France invades Vietnam and makes Vietnam a colony. October 1930 - Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party. September 1940 - Japan invades Vietnam. May 1941 - Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam).September 2, 1945 - Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.ctober 1930 - Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party. September 1940 - Japan invades Vietnam. May 1941 - Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam).
ABC News. Garth Brooks and Wife to Divorce. Country music superstar Garth Brooks and his wife are calling it quits after 14 years of marriage. In an interview to be published this week in Billboard magazine, Brooks said he regrets his marriage ended but believes he is closer than ever to his three daughters, aged 8, 6 and 4.
Trisha Yearwood Honors Late Mother & Talks Marriage to Garth Brooks. Trisha Yearwood lost her dear mother, Gwen, in 2011 to breast cancer. To honor her momâs memory, Yearwood is using her personal story to bring awareness to women nationwide.