sep 7, 1964 - Tonkin Golf Resolution
Description:
In 1964, Congress passed this resolution giving the President power to control the war without Congress interferring. This would lead Johnson to station around 540,000 soldiers in Vietnam in the course of 3 years. Resolutions and decisions like this would lead to the opposition of the war.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 7, 1964
Now
~ 59 years ago
