As growing numbers of young men were conscripted to fight in the war in Vietnam, a hit song helped drive the push to lower the voting age to match the draft age.
TheVietnam Warwas now in full swing, and the United States was right in the middle of it. John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy After visiting Vietnam as a congressman in 1951,John F. Kennedypublicly lambasted U.S. efforts to assist the French, saying that to act “in defiance of innately...
In war, sometimes the greatest tragedies come long after hostilities cease. So it goes withAgent Orange, a potent herbicide used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War. The U.S. military deployed almost 20 million gallons (76 millions liters) of herbicides from 1962 to 1971 [source:Veter...
Cars coming from Russia wait in hours-long lines at the border checkpoint between Russia and Finland near Vaalimaa, Sept. 22, 2022. However, Finland said on Sept. 21 it was is preparing a national solution to limit or completely prevent tourism from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.O...
long history of using their charm and self-confidence to pursue (and possibly manipulate) their love interests, but one who also has a vulnerable, even soft-hearted side few ever see that makes them sympathetic. (Without the vulnerable side, they would make a better villain than a protagonist...
Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building. She said: "I was very nervous. But...
How long was Operation Torch?Operation TorchOperation Torch was the Allied landing in North Africa during World War II. U.S. and British troops made amphibious landings at Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers to face German forces. The campaign was a success for the Allied forces. It was a ...
Jon Tester: Yep. I want to back up a little bit though, Claire. I never served in the military. The Vietnam War was winding down when I was a junior in high school. So I never went in. I’m not sure they had taken me anyway because of some fingers that are missing. But that...
As draft animals, they carried ammunition and other supplies, often along railroad tracks. And no human soldier could move as efficiently as a dog through the labyrinthine trenches to deliver messages. When the U.S. entered World War II, military officers, despite seeing the usefulness of dogs...
This study participant also notes that “there’s always some kind of attitude towards a journalism you know for a long time. I mean towards us. I’ve worked here and there. I was always the same person… this helps me more than it hurts me.” This situation for foreign-funded ...