Daily Archives: March 13, 2014

Battle of Dien Bien Phu begins 60 years ago this hour (Mar 13 1954)

1950s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'War in Vietnam : Documentary on the Battle of Dien Bien Phu' (Mar. 13, 1954, at 18:36)

(Saturday, March 13, 1954, 6:15 p.m. local time; during the Cold War) — The Battle of Dien Bien Phu began today during the First Indochina War as communist forces attacked French troops, who were defeated nearly two months later. Continue reading Battle of Dien Bien Phu begins 60 years ago this hour (Mar 13 1954) →

Neighbors ignore cries for help as Catherine ‘Kitty’ Genovese is murdered 50 years ago this hour (Mar 13 1964)

1960s


Video: 'The Bystander Effect:The Death of Kitty Genovese'

(Friday, March 13, 1964, at about 3:15 a.m. EST) — Bar manager Catherine “Kitty” Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death today near her Queens, New York, home. The case generated controversy over the supposed reluctance of Genovese’s neighbors to respond to her cries for help. Genovese’s killer, Winston Moseley, remains in prison.