- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, plunged to -26 degrees on Jan. 17, their coldest temperature in 111 years. - Montgomery, Alabama (-2), Jackson, Mississippi (-5), and Atlanta (-5) each plunged below zero. - Snow at rush hour on Jan. 11 slickened streets, stranding motorists in Atlanta.
The American public was incensed, and Johnson requested from Congress the authority to take âall necessary stepsâ to protect U.S. interests in Vietnam. Congress complied and passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in August 1964.
Congress gave Johnson permission to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.. Congress surrendered their right to declare war and gave it to the President. Vietnam Conflict Escalates. 1965- 180,000 American troops in Vietnam.