Category: Foreign Affairs
Remembering Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway
On this day in 1941, “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”…
The Independent Jewish State of Israel
On this day in 1947, the United Nations votes in favor of an Independent Jewish State of Israel, the partition of Palestine and an end…
Korea, MacArthur and the 38th Parallel
On this day in 1950, Gen. Douglas MacArthur falls for a Chinese feint in Korea, as 230,000 pair of People’s Volunteer Army boots come chasing…
The Start of the Nuremberg Trials
On this day in 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazis comprising the first flight of such evil-doers go on trial before the International War Crimes Tribunal in…
Big Mouth Strikes Again!
Day two of public hearings and if you’re keeping score, the defendant is in trouble. How do we know? Because for someone who keeps insisting…
Honoring Vietnam Veterans
On this day in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington DC after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of…
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