This past Friday was the thirty-fifth anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam War. I don’t have time tonight to develop a complete “The Best…” list on the topic, but because it’s timely and many of my students are refugees because of the war, I wanted to pull together a few resources and I and others could use on Monday.

I’ll be adding many more links to this list, and welcome your suggestions.

Here is a very beginning of a list of The Best Resources To Learn About The Vietnam War (and are accessible to English Language Learners):

I have many accessible resources on the Vietnam War post of my United States History Class blog.

Looking back at the Vietnam War is the title of a series of photos from The Sacramento Bee.

A Look Back at the Vietnam War on the 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon is a series of photos from The Denver Post.

How Stuff Works has many videos on the Vietnam War.

PBS has a timeline of the war along with other resources.

The New York Times Learning Network has many resources on The Fall of Saigon.

The Guardian has an interactive timeline of the war.

CBS News has an interactive on the Fall of Saigon.

Reuters has a video showing how Vietnam is recognizing the anniversary.

Vietnam, 35 years later is the title of a series of photos from the Boston Globe’s Big Picture.

The Associated Press has an interactive showing results from a poll they did in Vietnam.

“The Price Of Freedom: Americans At War” is a Smithsonian multimedia interactive on each war in United States’ history. Videos (with transcript), images and text are included.

From War To Diplomacy is an interactive timeline from Radio Free Asia about Vietnam from 1954 to the present.

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A car bomb was found in New York’s Times Square last night before it exploded.

Here is a very short, and quickly put-together, list of related resources that would be accessible to English Language Learners:

Car Bomb Discovered In Times Square is a TIME Magazine slideshow.

Bomb Scare In Times Square is a New York Times slideshow.

Here is a short NY Times article about the street vendor to noticed the car and alerted police. He had a great quote: “See something, say something,” he said. Having students react to that statement, and all its possible meanings, could make a great writing prompt.

The New York Daily News has a slideshow.

CNN has a number of related videos on this page.

MSNBC has a slideshow on the event.

Here’s CNN’s newest video on what happened.

The New York Times also has a video.

Times Square Evacuated After Bomb Is Found is a video from The Wall Street Journal.

Terror In Times Square is a Wall Street Journal slideshow.

New York as Terror Target is an interactive from the Wall Street Journal.

Here’s a CNN video of a possible suspect in the attack.

The New York Times has an impressive graphic on the event.

The Slogan That Saved the Day: ‘See Something, Say Something’ is a Wall Street Journal article.

MSNBC has a number of updated videos on this page.

The Associated Press has an interactive on the bomb.

Times Square bomb suspect arrested ‘at last second’ is a video from CNN.

MSNBC has a video on the suspect.

Bomb At Times Square is a slideshow from The Washington Post that gives a good overview of what is going on.

Interactive Timeline: Terrorism since 9/11 comes from The Los Angeles Times.

Suspect Charged with Bomb Plot is a NY Times slideshow.

Timeline: Faisal Shahzad is an interactive from The New York Times.

Scare in the Square: Tracking the Failed Times Square Bomber is a lesson plan from The New York Times Learning Network.

Feedback is welcome.

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