Among the 20th century revolutionaries, Ho Chi Minh waged the longest — and in terms of human lives sacrificed, the costliest — battle against colonial power.
The prisoners at "Briarpatch" and the "Zoo," two prisoner of war camps west of Hanoi, were rounded up for a march. The event had been planned by the North Vietnamese to win support for their cause.Â
A native of San Jose, California, Amadeo Peter Giannini became a true booster of the San Francisco region — and the financial guarantor of the Golden Gate Bridge.
None of the early designs were feasible, either from an engineering or economic standpoint. but when Strauss presented his plans to city officials, however, San Francisco was ready.
