Daily Archives: July 23, 2012

Jane Fonda returns from North Vietnam, rips Nixon 40 years ago today (1972)


Video: Fonda's anti-war activism (at 1:07)

(Sunday, July 23, 1972, during the Vietnam War, part of the Cold War) — American actress Jane Fonda arrived in Paris today after spending two weeks in North Vietnam and branded U.S. President Richard Nixon a traitor. Continue reading Jane Fonda returns from North Vietnam, rips Nixon 40 years ago today (1972)

14 nations sign treaty on Laos independence 50 years ago today (1962)


Video: July 23, 1962 (at 5:51)

(Monday, July 23, 1962, during the the Laotian Civil War, part of the Vietnam War/Second Indochina War, part of the Cold War) — Delegates of 14 nations today signed the International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos, formally bringing to a close 14 months of efforts to restore peace to the Asian kingdom.