Vietnam war
Today in history: LBJ declares he will not run again for president
April 2, 2018On March 31, 1968, in a nationally televised address in which he largely talked about America’s sense of purpose in the world and the increasing divisiveness within the country over both domestic and foreign issues, President...
Read moreThis week in history: Paris Peace Accords signed, Vietnam War draws down
January 26, 2018Forty-five years ago, on Jan. 27, 1973, the Paris Peace Accords effectively removed the United States from the conflict in Vietnam.
Read moreThis week in history: Indictments for conspiracy against draft laws
January 4, 2018It was the height of the Vietnam War and resistance to the war and the draft was widespread.
Read moreBurns and Novick’s PBS series “The Vietnam War”: Cautionary viewing advised
October 2, 2017As a human story, it’s hard not to have sympathy for the majority of the people in this documentary, regardless of ideology.
Read moreThis week in history: National POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 13, 2017National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September, this year Sept. 15. It is supposed to honor those who were prisoners of war and those who might still be missing in action.
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