aug 2, 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin incident
Description:
an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. It involved either one or two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. The original American report blamed North Vietnam for both incidents, but eventually became very controversial with widespread belief that at least one, and possibly both incidents were false, and possibly deliberately so.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 2, 1964
Now
~ 60 years ago