Miscellaneous

What happened on August of 1964?

What happened on August of 1964?

On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.

What significant event took place on August 18 1964?

President Johnson signed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which took effect as U.S. Public Law 88-408.

What happened on August 4 1964?

It passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives, and with only two opposing votes in the U.S. Senate. The resolution was prompted by two separate attacks on two U.S. Navy destroyers, U.S.S. Maddox and U.S.S. Turner Joy, which allegedly occurred on August 2 and August 4, 1964, respectively.

What happened on August 2 1964?

On August 2, 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox, while performing a signals intelligence patrol as part of DESOTO operations, was approached by three Vietnam People’s Navy torpedo boats of the 135th Torpedo Squadron. The Maddox fired warning shots and the North Vietnamese boats attacked with torpedoes and machine gun fire.

Where is the Gulf of Tonkin?

South China Sea
Gulf of Tonkin, northwest arm of the South China Sea, bounded by China (north and east), Hainan Island (east), and northern Vietnam (west). The gulf is 300 miles (500 km) long, 150 miles (250 km) wide, and up to 230 feet (70 metres) deep.

What happened at Gulf of Tonkin?

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurred in August 1964. North Vietnamese warships purportedly attacked United States warships, the U.S.S. Maddox and the U.S.S. C. Turner Joy, on two separate occasions in the Gulf of Tonkin, a body of water neighboring modern-day Vietnam.

What are the special day in August?

Several festivals and important days fall in the month of August including Onam, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtmi, World Photography Day, World Humanitarian Day, World Mosquito Day, Sadbhavana Diwas, etc.

Is there oil in the Gulf of Tonkin?

In 1972 the gulf was the scene of increased naval activity when the U.S. Navy mined the entrances to North Vietnamese ports. Since the end of the Vietnam War, the Gulf of Tonkin has been the site of oil exploration by many multinational companies.