On This Day In History

[Deesse23]

French colony since 19th century. Before than it was independent afaik. Not even the Mongols could get control over it. Too hot, too humid (for mongol bows) and not suited for cavalry (jungle).

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The track toads still got around a bit.

[Minimalist]

Um...the problem was that Charlie was home!

South Vietnam was a prize for the North. The Cong were ran by the North. Erasing a national identity would be rude, I think.

They were hard to tell apart.

[Minimalist]

French colony since 19th century. Before than it was independent afaik. Not even the Mongols could get control over it. Too hot, too humid (for mongol bows) and not suited for cavalry (jungle).

China was always meddling mainly in the northern part as their various dynasties ebbed and flowed.  It's a complicated region to sort out because of local troubles.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

South Vietnam was a prize for the North. The Cong were ran by the North. Erasing a national identity would be rude, I think.

They were hard to tell apart.

PSHAW! One was a bunch of commies. The other was a bunch of not-commies.

[Minimalist]

I have the same problem with magatards....luckily the red hats give them away.

[Minimalist]

On May 1, 1786, audiences at Vienna’s Burgtheater witness the premiere of "The Marriage of Figaro," Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s lively comic opera. 

On May 1, 1898 At Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the Spanish-American War.

On May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week for workers in its automotive factories. The policy would be extended to Ford’s office workers the following August.