-The Gulf of Tonkin incident happened on the 2nd of August 1964.
-The USS Maddox was (supposedly) hit by a North Vietnamese torpedo boat howver it did not explode, this caused US fighter planes to attack, sinking 1 torpedo boat and damaging 2 more.
-The USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy both report being hit despite having little to no evidence.
-Johnson orders an attack on the North and sets us the Gulf of Tonkin resolution meaning he can defend the US in which ever way he sees fit, this later results in military involvment from the US.
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