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aug 7, 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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After Johnson claimed that the N. Vietnamese sunk American ships peacefully patrolling the Gulf of Tonkin, Congress passed this to allow Johnson to take whatever means necessary in the conflict in Vietnam.

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aug 7, 1964
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~ 61 years ago