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Grainy photo of North Vietnamese torpedo boat

War and Terrorism

The Tonkin Gulf

The August 1964 passage of the Tonkin Gulf resolution was a pivotal moment in the escalation of the Vietnam War. But what was the incident that provoked its passage?
Kennedy and McNamara

War and Terrorism

The Kennedy Commitment

Determined to stop the spread of Communism in the early 1960s, President Kennedy increased US presence in Vietnam.
Eisenhower and Diem

War and Terrorism

The Diem coup in Vietnam

Late in 1963, the US government and President John F. Kennedy were grappling with rumors of an impending coup to overthrow South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Douglas MacArthur signs instrument of surrender aboard USS Missouri

War and Terrorism

The sights and sounds of V-J Day

The end of World War two came twice: once with the announced surrender of Japan on August 14, 1945, and again on September 2, with the signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Tom van der Voort
Nixon waves farewell in front of stylized background

The Presidency

Watergate: The aftermath

“Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office.” With those words, Richard Nixon became the first—and so far only—president to announce his resignation.
Ken Hughes
Miller Center