Tag Archive for ‘war’
11-11-11: Don’t Know Much About Veterans Day–The Forgotten Meaning
The date of November 11th became a national holiday of remembrance in many of the victorious allied nations –a day to commemorate the loss of so many lives in the war. And in the United States, President Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day on November 11, 1919. A few years later, in 1926, Congress passed a resolution calling on the President to observe each November 11th as a day of remembrance:
TODAY IN HISTORY: 60 Years Later- Don’t Know Much About® the Korean War
It used to be called the “Forgotten War.” But it is no longer forgotten, as recent headlines continue to prove. And it never really ended. With the sinking of a South Korean navy submarine in March, tensions between the two countries were once again ratcheted higher. And the firing of Gen. MacChrystal by President Obama [...]
Today in History: The Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution
When Administrations Lie, Thousands Die. That is today’s history lesson on the 45th anniversary of passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by Congress on August 7, 1964. Since the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Vietnam War might as well be the Punic Wars to some people, here is a quick refresher. America was already [...]
Robert McNamara and the Vietnam War: A Reading List
For many Americans, the news of Robert McNamara’s death at age 93 on July 6th brought back the whole cascade of difficult memories about what the war in Vietnam meant to this country. Here is McNamara’s New York Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/us/07mcnamara.html?hp But for many others, especially younger Americans, the Vietnam War has fallen into the [...]
Memorial Day: A History Lesson
Mother’s Day has just passed. Memorial Day is around the corner. At least on the surface, the two occasions would seem to have little in common besides falling in May. But there is an intriguing connection between the two that comes through American history’s bloodiest chapter, the Civil War. Memorial Day was born in 1868, [...]
