Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Passed: Vietnam War Escalates
The U.S. Congress hands President Lyndon B. Johnson sweeping authority to escalate military action against North Vietnam following reported attacks on American ships. This legislative move bypassed a formal declaration of war, allowing the United States to commit hundreds of thousands of troops and transform a regional conflict into a full-scale war that would last over a decade.
August 7, 1964
62 years ago
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