Vietnam War
The 'Hard Hat Riot' of 1970 Pitted Construction Workers Against Anti-War Protesters
The Kent State shootings further widened the chasm among a citizenry divided over the Vietnam War
How 13 Seconds Changed Kent State University Forever
The institution took decades to come to grips with the trauma of the killing of four students 50 years ago
A WWII Airman's Son Tracks Down His Father's Last Mission—to Destroy a Nazi Weapon Factory
The impact of one heroic flight would take decades to reconcile
The Unprecedented Effort to Preserve a Million Letters Written by U.S. Soldiers During Wartime
A tragedy at home led one intrepid historian to find and catalog precious correspondence for future generations to study
Scenes From 50 Years Ago This Spring, When Americans Turned Out to Protest the Vietnam War
In Los Angeles, Boston and New York, students and veterans alike challenged the government’s ongoing support for the lengthy war
For Tiffany Chung, Finding Vietnam’s Forgotten Stories Began as a Personal Quest
To map the post-war exodus, the artist turned to interviews and deep research, starting with her own father’s past
How American Artists Engaged with Morality and Conflict During the Vietnam War
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new show documents the turbulent decade and the provocative dialog happening in a diverse art community
A Veteran Returns to Vietnam, Photographs the Country and Comes to Peace With His Wartime Experience
Trading in his rifle for a camera, photographer Chuck Forsman captures the country's resiliency in a new book
Court Rules 'Blue Water' Vietnam Veterans Are Eligible for Agent Orange Benefits
Sailors had long been excluded from health benefits related to the dioxin-tainted herbicide the military spread during the war
The Young Anti-War Activists Who Fought for Free Speech at School
Fifty years later, Mary Beth Tinker looks back at her small act of courage and the Supreme Court case that followed
Introducing Our Special Issue on America at War
The nation's epic, expanding fight against terrorism overseas
Did a Huge Solar Storm Detonate Deep Sea Mines During the Vietnam War?
Dozens of underwater devices seemed to explode without cause in 1972
How the Fourth of July Was Celebrated (and Protested) in 1968
Headlines from <em>The New York Times</em> reveal how the nation and the world commemorated Independence Day in what had already been a tumultuous year
Fifty Years Later, France Is Still Debating the Legacy of Its 1968 Protests
In an activist era, millions of French students and workers demanded radical change
How the Death of 6,000 Sheep Spurred the American Debate on Chemical Weapons
The Dugway sheep incident of March 1968 made visible the military’s covert attempts to test and stockpile millions of dollars worth of chemical weapons
This Major Military Operation Ignited the Vietnam War
By 1965, the U.S. initiated a military deployment, Operation Rolling Thunder, to help South Vietnam defend its independence
The Indomitable Spirit of American POWs Lives On in These Vietnam Prison Keepsakes
For seven years an internee at the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," Congressman Sam Johnson entrusts his story to the Smithsonian
This Fighter Jet Turned the Tide During Vietnam's Decisive Tet Offensive
More than five decades ago, America won this huge battle, but lost the war
The Ghosts of My Lai
In the hamlet where U.S. troops killed hundreds of men, women and children, survivors are ready to forgive the most infamous American soldier of the war
A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America
The nation is still reckoning with the changes that came in that fateful year
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