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Maddox Begins its Cruise
The United States Navy destroyer began their routinely reconnaissance cruise of the North Coast of Vietnam and made their plan to attack -
Maddox Attacks
Maddox approached within gun range of the island Hon Me which was one of the two islands shelled by the vessels on July 30-31 -
Vietnam Fights Back
On the afternoon of August second, three Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) torpedo boats came out and fought back by attacking Maddox. -
C. Turner Joy Joins Maddox
On August 3 Maddox went back to the Gulf of Tonkin and was joined by the C. Turner Joy -
Another Attack?
The sailors on the destroyer thought that another attack by the Vietnamese was on the rise. The entire thing was very confusing but it was decided later that it was not an attack -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the resolution on August 7. They were now only allowed to approve and supposrt any actions that the president found necessary -
The Resolution is Repealed
Congress decided to repeal the resolution becasue they did not like not being able to have a say in anything anymore.
