Category: Veterans

May 4, 1970 – Kent State: Killing Season 1970

Hard to imagine 56 years ago the conversation regarding the Vietnam War took an abrupt turn – but the abrupt turn was in a violent way. Prior to this, the Anti-War movement had been largely peaceful, and growing in numbers. The straw came in the form of a U.S. led

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July 1, 1938 – Gettysburg Revisited – July 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg 75th Memorial – July 1, 1938 July 1st of this year marked the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the battle that signaled a turn in the Civil War. Obviously, no recordings or on-the-spot news reports from that period exist, but a 75th anniversary observance of

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Protesters at a rally during a civil rights movement, vintage black and white photo, social activism, historical protests, news archive, Past Daily history and music collection.

President Ford Proposes Amnesty – September 16, 1974 –

– President Ford – Amnesty Proposal for Vietnam era Deserters and resisters – September 16, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The War in Southeast Asia; the seemingly endless conflict that consumed Vietnam, as well as Cambodia and Laos and left them countries enveloped in widespread destruction for almost

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