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aug 2, 1968 - Gulf of Tonkin

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Johnson told the American public that on august 2 and on August 4 of 1964, North Vietnamese torpedo boats had fired on two American destroyers that were patrolling in the gulf of Tonkin. He called the attacks unprovoked.

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aug 2, 1968
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~ 57 years ago