Ben Brimelow
The Democratic party, in their eyes, had become the “National Death Party” for its staunch support of the Vietnam War. Find Out What Happened in 1968 The Tet Offensive began, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, Black Power at the Olympics, "Hair" on ...
combat troops into battle in early 1965. He simultaneously authorized a massive bombing campaign, codenamed Operation Rolling Thunder, that would continue unabated for years. Draft calls soon skyrocketed—along with draft resistance—and by 1967 there were around 500,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam. ...
Agent Orange has been linked to many health problems in Vietnam veterans and Vietnamese civilians. Thousands have died from conditions likely brought on by exposure to Agent Orange. The herbicide, and its componentdioxin, is considered to be one of the most dangerous substances in the world [s...
I was a Marine Cpl. in Vietnam in 1968 and had two M2 carbines that had been taken from NVA troops. One was normal, but the other was a beautiful custom weapon that must have belonged to a flag officer. The carbine was polished and blued, the stock was sanded and varnished, and it...
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” - Richelle E. Goodrich The holiday season is a magical time when friends and family gather together. It's a time for cozy nights by the fireplace, sipping hot co...
Then, when the troops came home, American women's culture experienced a return to domesticity. Many women continued to work outside the home, but career options were restrictive with gender-specific job postings. Women had won the vote but not cultural independence. That growing discontent ...
The tradition began in 1955 when a young child who was trying to reach Santa, dialed the wrong number given out by a local department store. Instead of calling Santa, the child called the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado by mistake....
Earlier, in 1967, General William C. Westmoreland, the commander of American troops, claimed that things were going well in Vietnam and that there was “light at the end of the tunnel.” Americans, who had never lost a war, implicitly trusted the commander. Then, one morning, people ...
Robert McNamara, who later served as US defence secretary in the Vietnam war, was on the staff of the air force general Curtis LeMay, who ordered the bombing of Tokyo. Many years later, in a superb film called The Fog of War, McNamara reflected on the bombing of Tokyo and other ...