Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon
Fifty years ago today, the fall of Saigon on April 30th, 1975, marked the end of the Vietnam War. Most Americans remember it as one of US history’s longest and most unpopular conflicts. But in Vietnam, the anniversary is being celebrated as the end of a much longer struggle for liberation, one that predates US involvement by several decades.
Photographer Catherine Karnow captures a changing Vietnam
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi is showing “Vietnam: 25 Years of Documenting a Changing Country,” a photo exhibition of National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow’s lifelong work in that country. In his introduction to the exhibition, Andrew Lam writes that the photographs capture a country that has many versions of itself.
If only all wars were waged this way — with pillows
The first rule of pillow fighting is — everyone talks about pillow fighting. About 100 residents of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, participated in this year’s International Pillow Fight Day.The first rule of pillow fighting is — everyone talks about pillow fighting. About 100 residents of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, participated in this year’s International Pillow Fight Day.
Sold! Wyoming Town Goes to Highest Bidder, A Vietnamese Businessman
For today’s Geo Quiz we are looking for the name of a town in Wyoming just of I-80. The town is just 10 acres or so large. The one resident is also the mayor. He’s planning to leave so he put the town up for auction. Can you name the tiny town?
