Operation Flaming Dart
Johnson orders retaliatory air strikes against North Vietnam after the attack on Camp Holloway near Pleiku
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Lyndon B Johnson Biography and Timeline
Follow Lyndon B Johnson through 5 dated historical records for Vietnam.
Lyndon B Johnson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1965–1965Years on this page
1965
Operation Rolling Thunder
Johnson begins sustained bombing of North Vietnam under Operation Rolling Thunder
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969
US Ground Escalation
Johnson authorises the deployment of Marines to defend the Da Nang air base
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969
Operation Steel Tiger
Johnson approves expanded air interdiction against infiltration routes through Laos
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969
Operation Arc Light
Johnson authorises the first B-52 combat strikes under Operation Arc Light
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1969
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.