Vietnam war
One boxer remembers Ali
June 10, 2016Muhammad Ali, who lived from January 17, 1942 to June 3, 2016, may not have been the best boxer to ever live, but he may have been the greatest human to have boxed.
Read moreFifty years out of college and finally (almost) normal
May 17, 2016Over the weekend of June 2-5 I'll be attending my Yale Class of 1966 50th reunion in New Haven, Conn.
Read moreSamaria Rice appeals for unity at Kent State commemoration
May 9, 2016"You are not born with it, you are taught racism; let's look for a cure to racism just as we seek cures to other diseases."
Read morePeace activist, Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan dies at 94
May 5, 2016His defiant protests helped shape Americans' opposition to the Vietnam War, and they landed The Rev. Daniel Berrigan behind bars.
Read moreToday in history: 70 years since Vietnam independence proclaimed
September 2, 2015In 1945, after Japan's surrender in World War II, Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed independence of Vietnam from France and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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