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This week in history: Protesting students occupy Columbia University

April 23, 2018 By Special to People’s World

Fifty years ago, at the height of protest against the Vietnam War, the actions at Columbia University in New York City were among the most highly visible and effective.

My Lai massacre exhibit puts Vietnam War in broad perspective

April 6, 2018 By Marilyn Bechtel

We often honor the soldiers who fought, but forget that we had the luxury, as a country, to go to war where other people lived.

This week in history: My Lai massacre 50 years ago

March 12, 2018 By Special to People’s World

American soldiers brutally slaughtered more than 500 unarmed civilians at My Lai, one of a cluster of small villages located near the northern coast of South Vietnam.

Vietnam: 50 years after the Tet offensive

March 5, 2018 By C.J. Atkins

The war-torn capital of a despised dictatorship only half-a-century ago, Ho Chi Minh City is now the economic powerhouse for a country on the move.

This week in history: Paris Peace Accords signed, Vietnam War draws down

January 26, 2018 By Special to People’s World

Forty-five years ago, on Jan. 27, 1973, the Paris Peace Accords effectively removed the United States from the conflict in Vietnam.