1964-1969

By mclanton22

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident
    The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the name given to two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, on August 2, 1964.

  • U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism

    U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism
    The second United States occupation of the Dominican Republic began when the United States Marine Corps entered Santo Domingo on April 28, 1965 in the Dominican Civil War.

  • Announcement of dispatching of 150,000 U.S. troops to Vietnam

    Announcement of dispatching of 150,000 U.S. troops to Vietnam
    President Johnson announces he will send 44 combat battalions to Vietnam increasing the U.S. military presence to 125,000 men.

  • Soviet troops crush Czechoslovakian revolt

    Soviet troops crush Czechoslovakian revolt
    In the face of rising anti-Soviet protests in Czechoslovakia, Soviet troops (backed by troops from other Warsaw Pact nations) intervene to crush the protest and restore order. The brutal Soviet action shocked the West and dealt a devastating blow to U.S.-Soviet relations.

  • Apollo 11 lands on the moon

    Apollo 11 lands on the moon
    Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.