Around 2/3 of women experience shortness of breath as a part of a normal pregnancy. Neurological conditions such as spinal cord injury, phrenic nerve injuries, Guillain-Barre syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy can all cause an individual to experience shortness of breath.
On August 2, 1964, the U.S. destroyer Maddox exchanged shots with North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. Two days later, the Maddox and another destroyer reported once again coming under fire.
Gulf of Tonkin 1964. The incident in the Gulf of Tonkin led to Americaâs open entry into the Vietnam War. The Gulf of Tonkin is off the coast of what was North Vietnam. President Lyndon Johnson received different advice from his military advisors on how any possible war with the North Vietnamese might be fought.