US and South Vietnam Launch Operation Rolling Thunder Against North Vietnam March 2, 1965
The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
Date: March 2, 1965
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