On March 31, 1968, at the conclusion of a nationally broadcast address on Vietnam, President Lyndon B. Johnson stunned ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Princeton University history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer talked about the assassination of President John Kennedy, the event that led ...
On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by its designer, Gustave Eiffel, ...
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with social justice.
Commentators like Burns never reveal the brutality of Ho Chi Minh, who slaughtered hundreds in his quest to forge a communist ...
Two decades after Brown v. Board, the Supreme Court struck down a desegregation order—and paved the way for today’s ...
Hanoi, a city of a hundred lakes, has an island in the centre called Banana Island. No marks for guessing what it grows!
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How the USS Maddox Started the Vietnam War
The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...