August 22

August 22, 1962: Kennedy administration officials see stalemate in Vietnam.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-reports-stalemate-in-vietnam

August 21

August 21, 1963: Nhu's forces attack Buddhists.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nhus-special-forces-attack-the-buddhists

August 20

August 20, 1954: United States opts to support Diem.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-decides-to-support-diem

August 19

August 19, 1946: President Bill Clinton born in Hope, Arkansas.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/williamjclinton

August 18

August 18, 1917: Caspar Weinberger, Reagan administration secretary of defense, born in San Francisco.

http://www.biography.com/people/caspar-weinberger-9526675