Ben Brimelow
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...
By early March, battle-weary Marines had captured Iwo Jima’s two remaining airfields and reached the northern shoreline, effectively splitting the island in half. The surviving Japanese troops were severely outnumbered, and many had gone days without water. Nevertheless, very few surrendered. “...
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In Vietnam, the Tet Offensive (January-September 1968) brought high casualties that swayed the majority of Americans against the war for the first time. And in Chicago, Mayor Richard Daley braced his police force for an August showdown with protestors. Daley fortified the convention hall with ...
Many, though not all, terrorists exhibit a lack of empathy for the suffering of others, which may be signs of antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy [source: Wilson]. Overall, however, the dichotomy of "us vs. them" serves terrorist efforts perfectly. The more foreign and dehumanized ...
As tensions escalated during the discussion, a woman in the audience asked where Governor Tsivilyov's son was. "My son is studying at a university," he answered. The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said on March 6 that more than 11,000 Russian tr...
“As vice president, I have confronted threats to our security, negotiated with foreign leaders, strengthened our alliances and engaged with our brave troops overseas." She promised to ensure the U.S. “has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.” Harris also sai...
Although some researchers argue that the 1918 pandemic began elsewhere, in France in 1916 or China and Vietnam in 1917, many other studies indicate a U.S. origin. The Australian immunologist and Nobel laureate Macfarlane Burnet, who spent most of his career studying influenza, concluded the evid...
Troops on the ground were advised to head to bunkers, but many did not, remaining focused on getting the jets back into the air to continue the fight. “There was an airman at one point standing next to a fuel truck with tons and tons of fuel in it, just pumping gas into ...