"Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'We're finally on our ownThis summer I hear the drummin'Four dead in Ohio." - Neil Young, "Ohio"On this seventh episode of his series on the Vietnam War, join the Hungry Historian as he journeys...

“Let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that.”—President Richard NixonAs the 1960s drew to a close, 1969 became a pivotal year that marked the end of an era—a time when the dr...

“You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. They rebel in the streets. They will take pot, and they will get high. They don't want to go to school, 'cause they're going to be snatched off from their mothers to be shot in Vietn...

“You could never tell who was the enemy and who was not. Therefore you treated everybody with suspicion and distrust. The enemy was everywhere and everybody at all times, and we were the foreigners in their country…" - Thomas Giltner, U.S. Sold...

“It’s silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home for Christmas.” —Ronald ReaganIn 1961, the Vietnam War was a co...

“We are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.” —President Lyndon JohnsonBetween 1960 and 1964, the conflict in Vietnam escalated from a ...

“Just as Rome civilised the barbarians beyond its borders, we too have a duty to extend French culture and religion to the backwards peoples of the world.” - Paul Doumer, President of France On 8 March 1965, 3,500 US Marines landed...

"Christmas is doing a little somethingextra for someone." - Charles SchulzTwas the night before Christmas, and while everyone might be nestled all snug in their beds at your house, over at the House of the Hungry Historian  him...

“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.” - Washington IrvingWith less than a week to go before the big bearded man in red makes his way down the chimney, the Hungry Historian is coming at you with a gift of his ow...

"Men, we are surrounded by the enemy. We have the greatest opportunity ever presented an army. We can attack in any direction." - Brig. General Anthony McAuliffeDecember 16th, 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of what Sir. Winston Chu...

“We have devoured the land and our animals eat up the wheat and cornfields close. All the people retire before us and desolation is behind. To realize what war is one should follow our tracks.” - Maj. General William Tecumseh Sherman&n...

On November 9th, 1989, one of the defining moments of the twentieth century took place when the Berlin Wall, itself, an iconic symbol of the Cold War, effectively came down.For almost thirty years, the wall had divided East from West Be...

Imagine coming home from work, dealing with the family and all that goes into the nightly routine, and then finally settling into your own bed for a relaxing nights sleep in the shadow of a decrepit chemical plant that is one small error away f...

"Half a league, half a league,Half a league onward,All in the valley of DeathRode the Six Hundred." - Lord TennysonHistory is loaded with moments full of bravery, courage, and determination in the face of overwhelming odds. I...

"Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame." - Arthur SchopenhauerWhen gold was found in the Klondike region of Canada during the late summer of 1896, it kicked off a series of ev...

"The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit." - Ralph Waldo EmersonOf the estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people who reached Dawson City during the gold rush, only around 15,000 to 20,000 became p...

The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by some 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the present Yukon Territory, in north-western Canada. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16th, 1896; with the news eventually reaching...

"It was a horrible picture of charred remains amid foot-deep embers and melted glass. I saw the blackened bits that were once people. There was a young woman clutching her baby. The remains crumpled when picked up by firemen." - Edwin Feeny, To...

"My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Go home and get a nice quie...

"And Ty Cobb wanted to play. But none of us could stand the son of a bitch when we were alive so we told him to stick it, hahahahahaha!!!" - Ray Liotta, as Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams"Ty Cobb was one of the greates...

"C is for Cobb,Who grew spikes and not corn,And made all the basemen Wish they hadn't been born." - Ogden Nash, "Lineup For Yesterday"Ty Cobb was one of the greatest baseball players of all time an...

"I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please.” – John WayneJohn Wayne was an American actor tuned pop culture icon during Hollywood's Golden Age...

"Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness." - John Wayne John Wayne was an American actor tuned pop culture icon during Hollywood's Golden Age. His name is synonymous with Westerns and war movies. His career sp...

"Korea is where the cold war found it's hot edges." - General Matthew RidgewayIn his previous episode, the Hungry Historian was able to guide you through the last years of the Korean War. In it, you learned of the stalemate, the armisti...

"Old soldiers don't die. They just fade away..." - General Douglas MacArthur After starting off with a great deal of action early on, the Korean War would quickly wind down into a stalemate, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't ...