Why the Vietnam War dragged on for decades

This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?
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the true reason behind world war 1

Explore the geopolitical tensions leading up to World War 1! This short explains how Serbia, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, and the United Kingdom set the stage for global conflict in 1914.
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Messages in a bottle carry World War I history

Letters written on Aug. 15, 1916, by two Australian soldiers serving in France during World War I have been discovered more than a century later. One of the letter-writers survived the war; the other ...
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How America Was Drawn Into the Great War

America’s entry into World War I marked a turning point in both the conflict and global politics. In this video we examine ...

WWI soldiers’ messages in a bottle found on Australian beach more than 100 years later

Messages in a bottle written by two World War I soldiers have been discovered on Australia's coast. The Brown family found ...

National Geographic magazine’s history in 30 incredible covers

From historic Everest summits to Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research, National Geographic magazine and its famed covers have ...

Ancient tombs across China reveal how people lived and died over millennia

Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and ...

He declared himself the youngest ‘president’ in the world. Then he was deported

Daniel Jackson, a 20-year-old Australian, is the self-declared “president” of the “Free Republic of Verdis,” located on a patch of land in the Danube River between Croatia and Serbia.