President Johnson authorizes extended bombing campaign against North Vietnam 50 years ago today (Feb 13 1965)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


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(Saturday, February 13, 1965; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson today authorized Operation Rolling Thunder, an extended bombing campaign to force North Vietnam to stop supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the South.