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Tonkin Tonkin
Tonkin , historic region (c.40,000 sq mi/103,600 sq km), SE Asia, now forming the heartland of N Vietnam. The capital was Hanoi . Tonkin was bordered on the north by China, on the east by the Gulf of Tonkin, on the south by the historic region of Annam , and on the S and W by Laos. The region of... Read more
Gulf of Tonkin Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin NW arm of the South China Sea, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide, between Vietnam and China. The shallow gulf (less than 200 ft/60 m deep) receives the Red River. Haiphong, Vietnam, and Peihai (Pakhoi), China, are the chief ports. An alleged attack (Aug., 1964) by North... Read more
Vinh Vinh
Vinh , city (1989 pop. 175,167), E central Vietnam, near the Song Ca River and the Gulf of Tonkin coast. It is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area and is linked to Hanoi by highway and railroad.... Read more
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (7 August 1964), resolution that provided much of the legal authority for President Lyndon B. Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam War.On 2 August 1964, North Vietnamese gunboats attacked the USS Maddox, an American ship engaged in electronic espionage in the Gulf of... Read more
Gulf of Tonkin Incidents Gulf of Tonkin Incidents
Gulf of Tonkin Incidents (1964).In 1964, under OPLAN (Operations Plan) 34A, the United States was sending small vessels with Vietnamese crews into the Gulf of Tonkin on convert raids against the North Vietnamese coast. On the afternoon of 2 August, the U.S. Navy destroyer Maddox, on what was called... Read more
Henri Philippe Marie prince d Orleans Henri Philippe Marie prince d Orleans
Henri Philippe Marie Orléans, prince d' , 1867-1901, French explorer and author, b. England; son of Robert, duke of Chartres. After a journey (1889) from Siberia to Siam, by way of Tibet, and a visit (1892) to SE Africa, he left (1895) Hanoi to complete the earlier work of M. J. F. Garnier ... Read more
Hanoi Hanoi
Hanoi , city (1997 est. pop. 3,500,800), capital of Vietnam, on the right bank of the Red River. It is the transportation hub of the country, with two airports and rail connections to Kunming, China, as well as to the main Chinese system centering on Beijing; it is also linked by rail with Haiphong... Read more
Wayne Lyman Morse Wayne Lyman Morse
Wayne Lyman Morse 1900-1974, U.S. Senator (1945-69), b. Madison, Wis. He was a professor of law and later dean at the Univ. of Oregon law school (1931-44) and gained a nationwide reputation as a labor arbitrator. He served as a member of the National War Labor Board from 1942 to 1944. Elected in... Read more
Tonkin Gulf resolution Tonkin Gulf resolution
Tonkin Gulf resolution in U.S. history, Congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized military action in Southeast Asia. On Aug. 4, 1964, North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin were alleged to have attacked without provocation U.S. destroyers that were reporting intelligence... Read more
Indochina Indochina
Indochina Fr. Indochine, former federation of states, SE Asia. It comprised the French colony of Cochin China and the French protectorates of Tonkin , Annam , Laos , and Cambodia (Cochin China, Tonkin, and Annam were later united to form Vietnam ). The capital was Hanoi . The federation... Read more

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