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* August 2 - The [[1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident]] takes place. | * August 2 - The [[1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident]] takes place. | ||
* August 7 - The United States Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, formally entering the [[Vietnam War]]. | * August 7 - The United States Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, formally entering the [[Vietnam War]]. | ||
* August 11 - Spanish dictator [[Francisco Franco]] survives an assassination attempt in Madrid by Scottish anarchist [[Stuart Christie]]. | |||
* October 14 - [[Leonid Brezhnev]] is named General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], after [[Nikita Khrushchev]] is removed from power. | * October 14 - [[Leonid Brezhnev]] is named General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], after [[Nikita Khrushchev]] is removed from power. | ||
* Unknown - [[FARC]] is founded. | * Unknown - [[FARC]] is founded. | ||