- 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.
2. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was one of several measures passed by Congress in the wake of the Vietnam War which sought to redefine the roles of Congress and the President in matters of foreign policy.. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was one of several measures passed by Congress in the wake of the Vietnam War which sought to redefine the roles of Congress and the President in matters of foreign policy.