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Đắk Sơn Massacre
The Đắk Sơn Massacre was a massacre committed by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, in the village of Đắk Sơn, Đắk Lắk Province, South Vietnam. Prior to the attack, earlier battles had occurred between the Viet Cong and the village defence militias.http://www.virtual.vietnam.ttu.edu/cgi-bin/starfetch.exe?sChOubo.LCctE5dCKhl3JvYOz0qh7yZCw7BGzvffNIEfnqFJvbXmjx2tW1l81BhQ3g@Z5nzDMBmadMoArEMac4sdSxNaZA91Qk0g9flbB8IImL2htxwIOQ/2311311042.pdf On 5 December 1967, two battalions of Viet Cong attacked Dak Son village, and after a battle with the defence militia, killed between 114 and 252 civilians in a "vengeance" attack on the hamlet of Đắk Sơn, home to over 2,000 Montagnards. The Viet Cong believed that the hamlet had at one point given aid to refugees fleeing Viet Cong forces. Troops marched into a village near Dak Son, some of whom used flamethrowers effectively. As the Viet Cong fired their weapons, people were incinerated inside their own homes, and some who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Readers Digest
''Reader's Digest'' is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in midtown Manhattan. The magazine was founded in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and his wife Lila Bell Wallace. For many years, ''Reader's Digest'' was the best-selling consumer magazine in the United States; it lost the distinction in 2009 to '' Better Homes and Gardens''. According to Mediamark Research (2006), ''Reader's Digest'' reached more readers with household incomes of over $100,000 than ''Fortune'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Business Week'', and '' Inc.'' combined. Global editions of ''Reader's Digest'' reach an additional 40 million people in more than 70 countries, via 49 editions in 21 languages. The periodical has a global circulation of 10.5 million, making it the largest paid-circulation magazine in the world. It is also published in Braille, digital, audio, and a large type called "Reader's Digest Large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 1967 Events In Asia
December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the last of seven months to have a length of 31 days. December got its name from the Latin word ''decem'' (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained its name.Macrobius, ''Saturnalia'', tr. Percival Vaughan Davies (New York: Columbia University Press, 1969), book I, chapters 12–13, pp. 89–95. In Ancient Rome, as one of the four Agonalia, this day in honour of Sol Indiges was held on December 11, as was Septimontium. Dies natalis (birthday) was held at the temple of Tellus on December 13, Consualia was held on December 15, Saturnalia was held December 17–23, Opiconsivia was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
