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Cold War, Rights & Culture (1945–1991)
Containment, civil rights, Vietnam, social movements, and culture wars.
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Vietnam War memorial wall to be displayed in Mason City this weekend
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Following pandemic disruption, New Trier civil rights trip to America's South finally happens
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What did you do in the war, Daddy? | Columnists | napavalleyregister.com
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (836+ words) Kevin Courtney's parents, Bernard and Louise Courtney, on their wedding weekend in 1942 in Richmond, Va. He would soon leave for army duty in North Africa. She remained stateside as an army nurse. I’m a Baby Boomer whose interest in World…...
Flash Point!: Photos show power of organized, tenacious people in the 1960s civil rights movement
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Marine James Capers Honored for Vietnam War Heroism | NewsRadio WIOD
14+ hour, 11+ min ago (269+ words) Tampa, FL - Retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. has received permanent recognition at MacDill Air Force Base nearly six decades after his actions during a Vietnam War mission. Capers’ name was unveiled on the Special Operations Memorial Wall at the…...
Museum to unveil Vietnam War, TVA plant exhibits Oct. 3
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What Happened the Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (914+ words) TheCollector What Happened the Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was struck down before his time by an assassin's bullet. What events culminated in his death in 1968? There’s no denying the impact…...
Marine James Capers Honored for Vietnam War Heroism
14+ hour, 11+ min ago (269+ words) Tampa, FL - Retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. has received permanent recognition at MacDill Air Force Base nearly six decades after his actions during a Vietnam War mission. Capers’ name was unveiled on the Special Operations Memorial Wall at the…...
Today in History: Men acquitted of killing Emmett Till
1+ week, 1+ day ago (290+ words) Today is Wednesday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2026. There are 99 days left in the year. On Sept. 23, 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of killing Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to…...