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A half-century ago Wednesday, the last American combat troops left Vietnam, a war that had stretched over two decades.

In one of the greatest crimes of American imperialism in the 20th century, US bombers laid waste to the two largest cities in North Vietnam, Hanoi and Haiphong.

The route by which a molar made it from a Vietnam jungle to a Defense Department lab in Hawaii remains a partial mystery.

When author Pam Webber was growing up in the town of Amherst, the nation was tightly gripped in the turmoil of the Vietnam War.

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins pressed the button to destroy warheads from the Vietnam War in Quang Tri Province on Friday. - VnExpress International

Two different productions of the 1972 musical "Pippin" are happening this month: at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford and Madison Lyric Stage in Madison.

On June 23, 1972, “The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis Jr. was at the top of the charts in the United States. “The Godfather” was still dominating the box office.

The voice on the other end of the long-distance call was friendly and conversational.

[Last Sunday Easter was celebrated by western Christians; this weekend it will be celebrated by the… - Apr. 22, 2022. By Timothy Snyder

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago