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VIETNAM WAR MAP: IV CORPS (from Newsweek – January 1, 1968) The sixteen southern provinces in and around the Mekong River delta comprise the richest part of all Vietnam, its rice bowl. The government claims to control more than 50 percent of the 6.5 million people in the watery region, but in many areas its grip is tenuous.
Vietnam War map: Corps to corps (1968) Here’s a Vietnam War map showing men and weapons in South Vietnam at the start of 1968 — US / Allied / South Viet / VC-NVA The devastating shortage of Titanic lifeboats: Editorial cartoons published right after the disaster pulled no punches (1912)
Regular US combat units were deployed to Vietnam beginning in 1965, and while America’s direct military involvement ended on August 15, 1973, the last soldiers left Vietnam on March 29, 1975. Here, take a look back at how some of the military action was portrayed stateside by Newsweek magazine.
Vietnam War map: Corps to corps (1968) Here’s a Vietnam War map showing men and weapons in South Vietnam at the start of 1968 — US / Allied / South Viet / VC-NVA About WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, plus see 14 photos from the successful military counteroffensive (1945)
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Nostalgia often paints the past in rosy hues, but vintage advertisements tell a different story. These ads from the mid-20th century were blunt, unapologetically exploiting personal insecurities about looks, hygiene and more.
See Victorian house floor plans and exterior views of 7 antique homes from the Civil War era, designed by prominent architects and built during the early 1860s.
New inquiry into Wounded Knee (1976) Adapted from an article by William K Wyant, Jr. – St Louis Post-Dispatch (St Louis, MO) January 11, 1976
Dreamland Tower, Coney Island, New York From The New York Tribune – June 28, 1908. At Coney Island: Luna Park’s numerous places of amusement are enjoying public favor.
Regular US combat units were deployed to Vietnam beginning in 1965, and while America’s direct military involvement ended on August 15, 1973, the last soldiers left Vietnam on March 29, 1975. Here, take a look back at how some of the military action was portrayed stateside by Newsweek magazine.