Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. When President Lyndon Johnson sent the first U.S.

Organizers are working to fundraise and collect artifacts to return the much-beloved display, and to make it even better than ...

Vietnam was the first “living room war,” seen on TV and through remarkable photography. Photojournalists captured war’s most personal moments, the best and worst of human nature. They felt the bombs.

Test your knowledge about the conflict that defined a generation. A half-century after the war’s finale, the aging of the baby boomer generation means firsthand memories of the conflict are fading.

April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the end of South Vietnam and the conclusion of the Vietnam War. The toll it took on both North and South was enormous: 1.1 million ...

How could America lose the Vietnam War? Even now, 50 years after the last American helicopters left Saigon, the answer is elusive. Despite pouring immense resources into Vietnam - including nearly 3 ...

Vietnam’s President To Lam (right) hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin for a reception during Putin’s state visit to Vietnam, June 20, 2024. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information ...