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The Domino Theory in Retrospect

President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the President’s News Conference, April 7, 1954 On April 7, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower  answered a press conference reporter’s question about the impending defeat of the French in Indochina with the first articulation of what would become known as “The Domino Theory.” The theory would

Happy April Fool’s Day! Here are some hilarious military pranks from the past.

Todd’s note: April Fool’s Day is terrible for exceedingly gullible people like me. My wife tricks me every year. But I must admit the day has a fascinating history, stretching back at least to Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1387-1400), which made reference to the date March 32nd as a day of tricks. There’s also the

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