Gulf of Tonkin incident
1964 · Event
Reported attacks on US destroyers provide pretext for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and dramatic US escalation in Vietnam.
On these timelines: Master, Cold War, USA, Southeast Asia
Around 1964
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