Vietnam Dispatches Video

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Dispatches: 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon

Vietnam War

Dispatches Fall of Saigon: Iphone

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Gregory XV, Roman Catholic Pope.

1890

Karel Capek, Czech writer and playwright, best remembered for his play R.U.R., which contained the first use of the word "robot."

1913

Richard Nixon, 37th President of the U.S. and first President to resign from office.

1941

Joan Baez, American folk singer and activist.

1944

Jimmy Page, musician, songwriter, producer; member of The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and other bands.

1963

Michael Everson, American and Irish linguist; a leading expert in the computer encoding of scripts.

1967

Dave Matthews, singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor; leader of Dave Matthews Band and Dave Matthews & Friends.

1982

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton); wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Upon William's assumption of the British throne, the Duchess would become queen consort.

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From Swift Boats to Spacecraft: What small boats and big rockets had in common

Tom Edwards learned everything he needed to know about the spacecraft business from repairing and maintaining swift boats during the Vietnam War.

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A Closer Look at the F-8E Crusader

A closer look at the F-8E Crusader, the last U.S. fighter plane with guns as its primary armament.

Vietnam Dispatches Video

Dispatches: 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon

Dispatches Fall of Saigon: Iphone

Dispatches: 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon

Dispatches Fall of Saigon: Iphone

From Swift Boats to Spacecraft: What small boats and big rockets had in common

A Closer Look at the F-8E Crusader

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