Joe Frazier actually asked Richard Nixon to reinstate Muhammad Ali’s boxing license after it was revoked for his refusal to support the Vietnam War. He wanted a proper chance to defeat him.
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Fun Fact: Hugh Hefner Saving South Vietnamese Children
During the fall of South Vietnam, Hugh Hefner managed to evacuate several orphans out of South Vietnam and bring them to America using his personal plane. Some of his “bunnies” actually took care of the children until they could be properly looked after.
Full Metal Jacket (1987 Film) Review
Full Metal Jacket is a movie I’ve heard of for many years, but I never had the chance to watch. I knew it was about the Vietnam War, but I didn’t know much else about it. Vietnam War films are numerous, and it’s often confusing about which ones to watch and which ones to avoid….
Fun Fact: What the Soviet Union Originally Told Communist Vietnam
Under Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Union urged communist North Vietnam to end their quest of “liberating” South Vietnam during the Vietnam war.
(Not So) Fun Fact: The War Between Vietnam and Cambodia
While both were communist countries, Pol Pot of Cambodia feared Vietnamese supremacy in the region. He stupidly attacked Vietnam and they responded by defeating him and taking him and his men out of power.
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