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aug 2, 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Incident

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In August 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident happened. North Vietnamese ships allegedly assaulted two US warships, the USS Maddox and the USS C. Turner Joy, in the Gulf of Tonkin, a body of water close to present Vietnam.

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aug 2, 1964
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~ 61 years ago

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