International Women’s Day has been observed since the early 1900’s. It is celebrated annually on March 8th and in some countries such as China, Russia, and Vietnam International Women’s Day is a national holiday. In the United States however, Mother’s Day – an annual celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood - seems more popular. In contrast, International Women’s Day honors the economic, political and social achievements of all women independent of motherhood.

Tired of all the political bickering and name-calling in USA politics? This article confronts that problems and urges all of us to take a long, hard look at the language we use in describing our opponents and try to be more civil--that includes those elected and those who do the electing.

Vietnam war refers to the US political and military continuation of the French Campaign in Indochina that followed the signing of the 1954 Geneva agreements, which divided Vietnam along the 17th Parallel, and which ended when the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) occupied Saigon on 30 April 1975. A continuation of the Vietminh's effort to free Vietnam from foreign domination, this isolated conflict was slowly transformed into the bloodiest battleground of the Cold War.