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.
Meet Garth Brooksâ Ex-Wife, Sandy Mahl. Before Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks was married to college sweetheart Sandy Mahl. Get to Know Sandy Mahl (Garth Brooks first wife and now ex-wife) Garth Brooks met first wife Sandy Mahl back when he was known by his birth name, Troyal Garth Brooks. Sandy Mahl Bio. Sandy Mahl was born on January 16th 1965 in Tulsa Oklahoma and was the child of Pat and John Mahl.