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Battle of Tonkin Gulf
History of USA
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| | 1964 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 2nd Aug Tonkin Gulf A class that triggers USAbombing against Nth Vietnam |
| 2nd Aug Tonkin Gulf Claims USS Maddox was attacked 30 miles offsore not 13 miles claimed by nth Vietnam |
| 2nd Aug Tonkin Gulf The Tonkin Gulf incident is used to escalate the war in Vietnam |
| 2nd Aug Tonkin Gulf USS Turner Joy & Maddox report they have been attacked by Nth Vietnamese torpedo boats |
| 5th Aug Tonkin Gulf Orders the bombing of North Vietnamese bases in retaliation for the Tonkin Gulf attack |
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