Two Days in October |
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When Madison police were summoned on the University of Wisconsin campus in October 1967, there were bloody consequences.
Two Days in October |
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The Viet Cong relied on their knowledge of local terrain and the element of surprise, with often deadly results.
Two Days in October |
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Twenty-year-old Mike Troyer had taken some college classes, but fell below the minimum threshold for a deferment. He was drafted in 1967.Â
My Lai |
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Almost a year before O'Brian's arrival in the same area, a platoon from the American Division had been responsible for the massacre at My Lai.
My Lai |
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Larry Colburn was a gunner in Hugh Thompson's helicopter on March 16, 1968 at My Lai, Vietnam.
Two Days in October |
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He was a general's son, she a beauty queen. But their family was broken by Vietnam.Â
Two Days in October |
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Some survived the horror of a deadly ambush in Vietnam. Some were in the thick of student antiwar protests. All continue to be affected by the events of October 1967.
Two Days in October |
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer discusses They Marched into Sunlight , the critically acclaimed book on which Two Days in October  is based.
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The 1962 Supreme Court case that outlawed school-sponsored prayer in public schools.
Summer of Love |
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Published in 12 issues from 1966 to 1968, the the newspaper spoke directly to young people's imaginations and concerns.
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
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The Dust Bowl prompted the largest migration in American history; by 1940, 2.5 million had moved out of the Plains states.
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
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April 14, 1935, dawned clear across the plains. Then a huge black cloud appeared on the horizon, approaching fast.
