- 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.
This event was the catalyst for the introduction of the War Powers Resolution of 1973. It's actually a resolution, instead of an act, as it's often called. This is because, while it passed both Houses of Congress in 1973, it was initially vetoed by President Nixon.he War Powers Resolution was passed in 1973 by both Houses of Congress, overriding the veto of President Nixon.