- 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.
Q: What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? A: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution enacted August 10, 1964, was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. alfred123|Points 122484|. Log in to see link for more information.