South Vietnamese troops fighting against the Vietcong in a ferocious battles on the Newport Bridge during the Tet Offensive. The South Vietnamese sustained heavy casualties and injured children caught up in the crossfire were rescued.
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Men from all around the world compete in the World Beard & Moustache Championships in Carson City, Nevada. After taking part in the annual Nevada Day Parade the contestants take the stage to compete in the Imperial and the Freestyling categories showing off their unusual styles of facial hair
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The allied troops establish a beach-head as reinforcements continue to arrive to Normandy during WW2. Bombs dropped, landing crafts arrive to shores and aerial combat during the invasion.
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Wreckage landed on the Scottish town of Lockerbie and the surrounding area after a terrorist bomb blew up a PanAm Boeing 747 en route from London to New York. 270 people died and after a 3 year investigation two Libyans were accused of the attack.
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Heavy fighting along Highway 13 as refugees in the nearby town of Chum Dunh are forced to pack up and leave what has become a crucial war zone.
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As the communists pushed further forward the South Vietnamese Army retreated along Highway 1 with some soldiers walking until they were picked up and others who were too badly wounded had to stay where they were until rescued.
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Using only his bare hands, french Spiderman Alain Robert scales an 150 meter building in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. People watch as Robert easily reaches the top of the National Telecommunications building in 20 minutes.
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US Marines hold on to their base at Khe Sanh near the North Vietnamese border. Fighting against the Vietcong they used large 175 field guns to ward off an attack. US action was controlled by computers at the nearby Camp Carol which sustained damage from shelling.
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Communists have reached An Loc 56 miles north of Saigon. Government troops moved further along Highway 13 but were halted 11 miles south of An Loc. Wounded soldiers were evacuated.
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South Vietnamese troops and US Marines battle to recapture the town of Hue, with bodies being checked for booby traps and civilians caught up in the fighting and leaving. The battle was part of the Tet Offensive.
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During a visit to Paris, France actress Katie Holmes watched as Tom Cruise announced to the press that he had proposed to her the previous night. Afterwards Katie joined Tom to pose for the cameras but avoided answering any questions.
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Amusing predictions by american fashion designers from the 1930s of what the well-dressed man and woman would be wearing in the year 2000.
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Wind powered skeletal robot made from cheap plastic tubes and rope. Wings gather wind which is stored in bottles and when enough energy is gathered it can move on its many legs.
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