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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss the importance of the Vietnam War
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss their new PBS documentary series ‘The Vietnam War’ and the importance of remembering the war at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on the draft
Documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss the draft and its role in the Vietnam War.
Cargo falls on Denmark passenger train, killing 6
A Danish passenger train apparently hit falling cargo from a passing freight train Wednesday, an accident that killed six people and injured 16 others as it crossed a bridge linking the country’s islands, authorities said. (Jan. 2)
Horse rescued from pool shortly after New Year’s Eve
You’re NEIGH-ver gonna believe this story but a horse had to be rescued from a swimming pool in England shortly after New Years Eve. Buzz60’s Mercer Morrison has the story.
Migrants discovered in mattresses trying to cross the Spanish border
Desperate to reach Europe from North Africa, two African migrants were discovered by police attempting to cross the Spanish border hidden inside a pair of mattresses.
New Orleans to launch new paddlewheel riverboat
Few experiences capture old New Orleans and the Mississippi River quite like a paddlewheel riverboat, and this month, a new one is set to arrive. (Jan. 2)
Thousands of women form 370-mile wall to defy gender discrimination
Hundreds of thousands of women in southern India created a human chain to defy protestors who want to ban them from entering the Sabarimala temple.
Denmark train accident: 6 killed, others injured
Six people were killed and 16 others injured early Jan. 2, 2019, when a Danish passenger train apparently hit falling cargo from a passing freight train as it crossed a bridge linking central Denmark’s islands.
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American Paul Whelan was in Russia for wedding, not to spy, family says
An American businessman arrested in Russia on espionage charges was in Moscow to attend a wedding and is not a spy, his family says.