Nov 1963Pres. Kennedyassassinated
Jan 1964Riots in Panama overUS control of Canal Zone
2 Aug 1964Gulf of Tonkin incident:naval clash betweenNorth Vietnam & US
Aug 1964US begins escalationof military involvementin Vietnam
24 Apr–3 Sep 1965Dominican Civil War
28 Apr–31 Aug 1965US intervenes inDominican Rep.
May 1965–Sep 1966Brazil-led OASadministration ofDominican Rep.
26 May 1966Guyana gainsindependence