On This Day: Vietnam War - Gulf of Tonkin Incident
On August 2nd, 1964 an incident between the North Vietnamese Navy and the U.S. Navy occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of northern Vietnam. After the conflict, the U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on August 7th that led to the expansion of the Vietnam War. View the collection of videos below to learn more about the history, role, and legacy of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam War.
This Universal Newsreel segment highlighted the U.S. response to an incident between the North Vietnamese Navy and the U.S. Navy in the Gulf of Tonkin, located off the coast of northern Vietnam and southern China.
