Saturday Matinee: American Scandal
History Daily13 Sep 2025

Saturday Matinee: American Scandal

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unpack one of the most infamous atrocities of the Vietnam War: the massacre at My Lai.



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Saturday Matinee: American Criminal

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