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aug 5, 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Incident

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Two US naval ships were attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. US President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that allowed him to use any means necessary repel more attacks against the US.

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aug 5, 1964
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~ 60 years ago