What does the Vietnamese name "Nguyen" actually mean?
May 4, 2018 · This happened several more times and as a result, nearly 40% of Vietnamese have the name Nguyen. Internet says the name derives from a Chinese name "Ruan." Ruan was a place fairly …
What was the Catholic Church's opinion of Diệm's South Vietnam?
Sep 28, 2017 · I've started watching The Vietnam War, and would like to know something incidental to the early stages of this conflict. Ngo Dinh Diem led an increasingly brutal and unashamedly pro …
How does one "ride on the brake beam"? - History Stack Exchange
Mar 30, 2024 · While @ccprog's answer already explains well what a brake beam on a railway bogie is, after some googling I found the picture Brake-beam traveller by Charles C. Pierce: (This looks like a …
Why did JFK give approval for the CIA to encourage Diem's deposal?
In 1963, weeks before his own assassination, President Kennedy gave approval for the CIA to encourage a group of South Vietnamese generals to depose President Ngo Dinh Diem of South …
Did the Yuan Dynasty ever occupy Hainan? - History Stack Exchange
Feb 14, 2015 · Vu Hong Lien is a Vietnamese–British historian who has written widely on the history of Southeast Asia. She is a guest lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University …
How did the US/South Vietnam lose the Vietnam war?
Jun 4, 2015 · South Vietnam was helped by US. Even when the US was gone, they had a 1 million army. So why did they lose? Even without US support, South Vietnam had about the same …
world war two - Why were Japanese Americans forced to move, while ...
Aug 31, 2016 · Question from the memoir "Farewell to Manzanar". Why were majority of Japanese-Americans forced to move? Why didn't the German-Americans share the same fate?
Which pier is shown in this WWI picture? [closed]
Nov 28, 2025 · My great uncle was in WWI and I found this photo in his things. It feels like they are shipping out and it is a pier. Can anyone tell me the location based on the buildings in the …
How did natural-born citizenship work under the Constitution before …
Feb 11, 2025 · I am aware of some prior discussions on this topic, namely a discussion on the process of naturalization for foreign born people, and a discussion which indicates "natural born" …
Was there contact between the Inca, Maya and Aztecs?
Mar 11, 2018 · The Aztecs and the Mayas did know about each other. After all, they were right next to each other. But I don't think there is any evidence that one of those two civilizations met the Incas. …