Gulf of Tonkin incident

Summary

Gulf of Tonkin incident is a naval battle^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of naval_battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,820 views/month, #5 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gulf of Tonkin incident's instance of is recorded as naval battle^[3].
• Gulf of Tonkin is named after Gulf of Tonkin incident^[4].
• The location of Gulf of Tonkin incident was Gulf of Tonkin^[5].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident is part of Vietnam War^[6].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident's Commons category is recorded as Gulf of Tonkin incident^[7].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident began on August 2, 1964^[8].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident ended on August 4, 1964^[9].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.7, 'lon': 106.767}^[10].
• Among those involved in Gulf of Tonkin incident was United States^[11].
• A participant in Gulf of Tonkin incident was North Vietnam^[12].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gulf of Tonkin incident^[13].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident's described by source is recorded as The Operations Room^[14].
• Gulf of Tonkin incident's described by source is recorded as Historigraph^[15].

Body

When and Where

Gulf of Tonkin incident began on August 2, 1964^[8]. It ended on August 4, 1964^[9]. It took place at Gulf of Tonkin^[5].

Context

Gulf of Tonkin incident is part of Vietnam War^[6]. Its instance of is recorded as naval battle^[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include United States^[11] and North Vietnam^[12].

Why It Matters

Gulf of Tonkin incident ranks in the top 0.72% of naval_battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,820 views/month, #5 of 691).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]