To the editor: There is a distinction between the protests of today and those that took place in the 1960s and early ’70s. Then, students were protesting for a common cause — ending the Vietnam War prosecuted by the U.S. government. ("Today's protests are tamer than the campus unrest of the 1960s. So why the harsh response?" Opinion, May 14) Today, the protests taking place on campuses have pitted one group of students (pro-Palestinian) against another (pro-Israeli). This has led to personal...
On This Day: Today marks a special day in world history; these events span various regions and periods, highlighting significant moments that have shaped the course of world history.World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Every year on May 8, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is observed. The idea for this day originated after the First World War during the 14th International Conference of the Red Cross, where they discussed the need for an annual event that could contribute to peace worldwide....
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're featuring the film "Just Like Me: The Vietnam War/The American War." After watching, dive deeper with resources about one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history through the testimony of witnesses from all sides of the conflict on PBS LearningMedia.
Video clips on the channel highlight the rural cuisine and the peaceful countryside life in Vietnam
CRACK British troops built a river crossing in minutes after seeing soldiers slaughtered when similar drills go wrong in war. The exercise in Poland was part of Nato’s largest war game since the en
After seven months of campaigning, Israel’s most pressing problem remains the continued existence, indeed resilience, of Hamas.
1386 - Treaty of Windsor is signed between Portugal and England, cementing what remains the world's longest continuing alliance.
Ever since October 7, we’ve gotten a steady stream of reminders of just how different life in Israel can be from the rest of the West. No matter how European
Pulitzer Prize winner Nathan Thrall details life in the Gaza Strip and West Bank since Oct. 7 and explores what’s motivating Benjamin Netanyahu.
Amazon’s new series Fallout starts with the end of the world: News reports of an international crisis interrupt a children’s birthday party, mushroom clouds appear outside, and chaos ensues. The year is 2077, but it feels like the 1950s. In this world, the Cold War never ended, and neither did the consumerism that defined mid-century America. Two centuries after the opening sequence—when the plot of Fallout shifts into gear—cities are devastated, and communities have descended into violence. But...
The annual inflation rate in Moldova slowed to 3.5% in April from 3.9% in the previous month, Trading Economics reported citing data from the country'sNational Bureau of Statistics (NSB).
609: Pope Boniface I turns the Pantheon in Rome into a Catholic church.