Martians! In New Jersey! It was the most famous invasion that never happened.
In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi.
Protests against the Vietnam War turned personal for President Johnson.
In 1964, American bombers in Vietnam demonstrated that LBJ was a committed anti-Communist.
President Nixon garnered approval with his "Silent Majority" speech in November 1969.
Nixon decided to use force to end the Vietnam War with "the Christmas Bombing."
Truman interpreted a North Korean attack as direct aggression from the Soviet Union.
Truman's first impression of Joseph Stalin was favorable.
Major League Baseball tried to ignore the "un-American" heritage of Latino ballplayers.
Roberto Clemente is introduced to overt racism while training in the American South.
The day after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, William Lloyd Garrison was met by 10,000 freed slaves outside the Charleston Citadel.
In 1862, Lincoln promises to sign an Emancipation Proclamation on New Year's Day.
