Sequence of events of the United States getting involved in Vietnam?

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17 April, 12:16

Sequence of events of the United States getting involved in Vietnam?

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Dec. 20, 1960: Southern revolutionaries, backed by the North Vietnamese Communist Party, form the National Liberation Front, known in Saigon and Washington as the Viet Cong ... Aug. 2-4, 1964: Two supposed incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin lead Johnson to seek congressional approval for direct U. S. involvement in Vietnam.