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Why did the U.S. Army adopt semi-automatic weapons?
Mr. History, Why did the US Army adopt the semi automatic rifle during the […]
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Interview: Ken Burns / Prohibition
Filmmaker Ken Burns talks about his latest project, a history of Prohibition, which airs on PBS in October 2011.
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CH-21 Shawnee, the Flying Banana
The Shawnee troop transport was first deployed to Vietnam in December 1961
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The Man Who Made Rolling Thunder Roar
Ray Manzo’s 1987 dream for a massive POW demonstration by thousands of bikers lives on a quarter of a century later
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Daily Quiz for May 3, 2012
On this date, the Republic of South Vietnam formally ceased to exist.
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Saga of the Saluting Marine
Tim Chambers prepares to snap another salute to Vietnam veterans at Rolling Thunder XXV
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What Do We Owe Our Vets?
American soldiers returning from war don’t always get the treatment they deserve.
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Keeping a Date with Chris Noel
How a million GIs in Vietnam seduced one Hollywood starlet who was talking to them over the airwaves