During the Vietnam War, Haig commanded a battalion and later a brigade of the 1st Infantry Division. For his service, Haig was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, and the Purple Heart.In 1969 Haig became an assistant to National Security ...
"I do miss being in space," she said, "but I flew four times, and all four missions were very busy because you're constantly working and under stress. You have a mission, your boss is the people of the country and you don't want to disappoint the people. Usually toward the end of...
Sullivan.François Sully (1927-1971) was a French journalist and photographer best known for his work during the Vietnam War. Sully was one of the earliest journalists to cover the Vietnam War and spent 24 years in Indochina. At the time of his death in a command helicopter ...
Events during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Race—by initiating Project Apollo, the building of the Berlin Wall, the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and early stages of the Vietnam War. Therein, Kennedy increased the number of ...
Rabble-rousing film director Oliver Stone joined the Army during Vietnam as a "rite of passage," and it ended up shaping the rest of his life.
Learn about famous people during the Renaissance. Discover Renaissance thinkers, writers, and artists, and explore the works of important people in...
Known for:Photographed world events like Vietnam War protesters and the Berlin Wall Renowned for his photographs of famous events and people, Avedon has worked for publications likeHarper’s BazaarandVogue. He has worked with celebrity figures including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Malcolm X and Marily...
with World War II and the Vietnam War.Many movies of this kind have been well-received when they were first shown,but few of them have enjoyed lasting fame and popularity.The films on the list of the five most famous war movies still remain fresh and are popular among many people.The...
But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two...
SanFranciscowasacenterforyoungpeopleandrockmusicinthelate1960s.ThiswasthetimeoftheVietnamWar,studentprotest,hippies,anddrugs.Hippiestalkedaboutloveandpeace. Theyworebrightlycoloredclothesandhadlonghair.Theylistenedtorockandfolk-rockmusic. Drugswereaseriousproblemduringthattime.Thedeathsofthreeyoungrockstars,Janis...